#  The evolution of the knee and the origin of osteoarthritis 

 





April 08, 2020

 

 

- [ Coverage on 2020 Cell paper ](/news-categories/coverage-2020-cell-paper)
 
 

 

With the advent of bipedalism, the anatomy of the human knee had to adapt to supporting all the weight of the body on two legs and the genetic mechanisms that accompanied this change increased the risk of cartilage degeneration in elderly people: a joint disease that affects 250 million people worldwide.

**Source:** Le Scienze

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