Individuals with knock knees or bowlegged knees have an increased force through specific knee compartments, placing them at high risk for degeneration and meniscus tears. — Whalespan
Individuals with knock knees or bowlegged knees have an increased force through specific knee compartments, placing them at high risk for degeneration and meniscus tears.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“if you are off to one side of the another and that's where we have people who have knock KNE or bowlegged knees there is an increased amount of force through one of those compartments of the knee and you are at high risk for degeneration”