
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008, 3:14 doi:l0.ll86/l745-6673-3-l4 Accepted: 14 July 2008 This article is available from: © 2008 Seidler et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Published: 14 July 2008 Received: 7 March 2008

The role of cumulative physical work load in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis - a case-control study in GermanyĪndreas Seidler*1, Ulrich Bolm-Audorff2, Nasreddin Abolmaali3'4, Gine Elsner5 and the knee osteoarthritis study-group6Īddress: 1Federal Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Berlin, Germany, 2Division of Occupational Health, RP Darmstadt, Wiesbaden, Germany, 3Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 4OncoRay -MI OncoRay, Dresden, Germany, 5Institute of Occupational Medicine, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany and 6The members of the knee osteoarthritis study-group are defined under AcknowledgementsĮmail: Andreas Seidler* - Ulrich Bolm-Audorff - Nasreddin Abolmaali - Gine Elsner - the knee osteoarthritis study-group - * Corresponding author Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
