Knee osteoarthritis among airport baggage handlers: A prospective cohort study

Background Knee osteoarthritis is a common and often disabling disorder, which has been related to knee‐straining work. However, exposure response relations are uncertain and there are few prospective studies. We studied prospectively if incident knee osteoarthritis is associated with cumulative exposure as an airport baggage handler, lifting on average 5000 kg/d. Methods The study is based on the Copenhagen Airport Cohort, a historical cohort...