Assoc Prof Anita Wluka - Researcher Profile

Anita Wluka

Address

Epidemiology & Preventative Medicine
Monash Medical School Building, The Alfred Hospital

Contact Details

Tel: +61 3 9905 4919

Email: Anita.Wluka@monash.edu


Biography

Improving life for osteoarthritis sufferers

Almost two million Australians suffer from the debilitating disease osteoarthritis. Clinical rheumatologist Dr Anita Wluka is leading pioneering research into the condition and has two critical outcomes in sight. The first is to identify how to delay the onset of osteoarthritis. The second is to make the disease easier for patients to manage.

Current treatment strategies for the disease rely almost solely on losing weight. “We’re looking to find something to limit the spread of the problem and slow down the pain and joint damage,” Anita says.

Recognised as a world-leader in osteoarthritis research, Anita is based at The Alfred hospital where she combines research with clinical practice as a physician. She is passionate about her research, but says spending time with patients is what really inspires her work.

“My research is strongly influenced by my clinical work, examining the relationship between what is happening in the joint and pain. There are many different patterns of osteoarthritis. For example, everyone has a different joint shape. By defining this we may be able to work out whether lifestyle factors, such as exercise, may be good or bad for your joints.”

She says even a small delay in the progress of the disease when it is first diagnosed would make a significant difference to the wellbeing of patients and to public health costs in terms of joint replacements. “Only a small reduction in risk across the country would make a big difference to society.”

The National Health and Medical Research Council, the Shepherd Foundation and Monash and La Trobe Universities are supporting her investigations and she expects to have some findings within the next two years.

Understanding osteoarthritis has been a focus of Anita’s ground-breaking work since 1999. Her previous research has examined risk factors for osteoarthritis and developed methods for measuring the disease.

Methods used to assess earlier studies on the effects of hormone replacement therapy and obesity on cartilage had proved too difficult to be used consistently. Anita focused on developing and validating measurements of disease severity. This was extended to the use of magnetic resonance imaging to track the progress of the disease.

Anita credits colleague Professor Flavia Cicuttini, head of The Alfred’s Rheumatology Unit and the musculoskeletal unit at Monash University’s Department of Epidemiology and Preventative with kick-starting her interest in analysing and measuring arthritis risk factors.

Her work has contributed to guidelines for managing hip and knee osteoarthritis developed through the Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners National Health and Medical Research Council.

In her latest projects, Anita is using a combination of research tools. One study involves a group of twins, looking at the genetics of bunions to determine whether they are hereditary. She expects to present findings by mid-2011. A randomised controlled trial is also underway investigating whether vitamin D may protect against knee osteoarthritis and consequently other forms of musculoskeletal disease.

Keywords

osteoarthritis, epidemiology and rheumatology

Qualifications

GRAD CERT HEALTH ECONOMICS
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2005
PHD
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2004
FELLOW OF RACP
Institution: royal australasian college of physicians
Year awarded: 2000
MBBS
Institution: Melbourne
Year awarded: 1990

Publications

Journal Articles

Tanamas, S.K., Wluka, A.E., Davies-Tuck, M.L., Wang, Y., Strauss, B.J.G., Proietto, J., Dixon, J., Jones, G., Forbes, A.B., Cicuttini, F.M., 2013, Association of weight gain with incident knee pain, stiffness and functional difficulties: a longitudinal study, Arthritis Care and Research [P], vol 65, issue 1, John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States, pp. 34-43.

Teichtahl, A., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., Urquhart, D., Wang, Y., English, D., Giles, G., Cicuttini, F., 2012, A flatter proximal trochlear groove is associated with patella cartilage loss, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise [P], vol 44, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 496-500.

Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., Simpson, J.A., Giles, G.G., Graves, S.E., de Steiger, R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2012, Body weight at early and middle adulthood, weight gain and persistenet overweight from early adulthood are predictors of the risk of total knee and hip replacement for osteoarthritis, Rheumatology [E], vol e-pub, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 258-266.

Brennan, S.L., Stanford, T., Wluka, A.E., Henry, M.J., Page, R., Graves, S., Kotowicz, M., Nicholson, G.C., Pasco, J.A., 2012, Cross-sectional analysis of association between socioeconomic status and utilization of primary total hip joint replacements 2006 to 2007: Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [P], vol 13, issue 63, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Forbes, A., Davies-Tuck, M., English, D., Giles, G., Cicuttini, F., 2012, Effect of long-term vigorous physical activity on healthy adult knee cartilage, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise [P], vol 44, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 985-992.

Brennan, S.L., Cicuttini, F.M., Nicholson, G.C., Pasco, J.A., Kotowicz, M.A., Wluka, A.E., 2012, Endogenous parathyroid hormone is associated with reduced cartilage volume in vivo in a population-based sample of adult women, Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases [P], vol 71, issue 6, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1000-1003.

Wang, Y., Gurrin, L., Wluka, A., Bertalli, N., Osborne, N., Delatycki, M., Giles, G., English, D., Hopper, J., Simpson, J., Graves, S., Allen, K., Cicuttini, F., 2012, HFE C282Y homozygosity is associated with an increased risk of total hip replacement for osteoarthritis, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism [P], vol 41, issue 6, W.B. Saunders Co., United States, pp. 872-878.

Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., Berry, P., Urquhart, D.M., Lloyd, D.G., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2012, Increase in vastus medialis cross-sectional area is associated with reduced pain, cartilage loss, and joint replacement risk in knee osteoarthritis, Arthritis & Rheumatism-Arthritis Care & Research [P], vol 64, issue 12, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Unites States, pp. 3917-3925.

Davies-Tuck, M.L., Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., Berry, P., Giles, G., English, D.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2012, Increased fasting serum glucose concentration is associated with adverse knee structural changes in adults with no knee symptoms and diabetes, Maturitas [P], vol 72, issue 4, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 373-378.

Tanamas, S.K., Wluka, A.E., Berry, P., Menz, H., Strauss, B.J.G., Davies-Tuck, M.L., Proietto, J., Dixon, J., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2012, Relationship between obesity and foot pain and its association with fat mass, fat distribution, and muscle mass, Arthritis Care and Research [P], vol 64, issue 2, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 262-268.

Brennan, S.L., Wluka, A.E., Gould, H., Nicholson, G.C., Leslie, W.D., Ebeling, P.R., Oldenburg, B.F., Kotowicz, M., Pasco, J.A., 2012, Social determinants of bone densitometry uptake for osteoporosis risk in patients aged 50 yr and older: A systematic review, Journal of Clinical Densitometry [P], vol 15, issue 2, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 165-175.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Strauss, B., Wang, Y., Berry, P., Davies-Tuck, M., Cicuttini, F., 2012, The associations between body and knee height measurements and knee joint structure in an asymptomatic cohort, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [P], vol 13, issue Art. No: 19, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Brennan, S.L., Stanford, T., Wluka, A.E., Page, R., Graves, S.E., Kotowicz, M., Nicholson, G.C., Pasco, J.A., 2012, Utilisation of primary total knee joint replacements across socioeconomic status in the Barwon Statistical Division, Australia, 2006 - 2007: a cross-sectional study, BMJ Open [E], vol 2, issue Art. No.: e001310, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6.

Cao, Y., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F.M., Winzenberg, T.M., Wluka, A.E., Sharman, J.E., Nguo, K., Ding, C., 2012, Vitamin D supplementation in the management of knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Trials [P], vol 13, issue Art. No.: 131, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Urquhart, D., Berry, P., Wluka, A., Strauss, B., Wang, Y., Proietto, J., Jones, G., Dixon, J., Cicuttini, F., 2011, 2011 Young Investigator Award winner: Increased fat mass is associated with high levels of low back pain intensity and disability, Spine [P], vol 36, issue 16, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1320-1325.

Brennan, S., Pascoe, J., Cicuttini, F., Henry, M., Kotowicz, M., Nicholson, G., Wluka, A., 2011, Bone mineral density is cross sectionally associated with cartilage volume in healthy, asymptomatic adult females: Geelong Osteoporosis Study, Bone [P], vol 49, issue 4, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 839-844.

Tanamas, S., Wluka, A., Pelletier, J., Martel-Pelletier, J., Abram, F., Berry, P., Wang, Y., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F., 2011, Comment on: Bone marrow lesions in people with knee osteoarthritis predict progression of disease and joint replacement: a longitudinal study: reply, Rheumatology [P], vol 50, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 997-999.

Wang, Y., Hall, S., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., Grant, G., Marks, P., Feletar, M., Cicuttini, F., 2011, Effects of Hylan G-F 20 supplementation on cartilage preservation detected by magnetic resonance imaging in osteoarthritis of the knee: A two-year single-blind clinical trial, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [P], vol 12, issue Art. No: 195, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Cicuttini, F., Wluka, A., Urquhart, D., Tanamas, S., Wang, Y., 2011, Epidemiology should not be forgotten in osteoarthritis imaging, Osteoarthritis And Cartilage [P], vol 19, WB Saunders Co Ltd, England, pp. 1165-1166.

Wang, Y., Simpson, J., Wluka, A., English, D., Giles, G., Graves, S., Cicuttini, F., 2011, Meat consumption and risk of primary hip and knee joint replacement due to osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [P], vol 12, issue Art. No: 17, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-10.

Tanamas, S., Wijethilake, P., Wluka, A., Davies-Tuck, M., Urquhart, D., Wang, Y., Cicuttini, F., 2011, Sex hormones and structural changes in osteoarthritis: A systematic review, Maturitas [P], vol 69, issue 2, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 141-156.

Berry, P., Jones, S.W., Cicuttini, F., Wluka, A., Maciewicz, R., 2011, Temporal relationship between serum adipokines, biomarkers of bone and cartilage turnover, and cartilage volume loss in a population with clinical knee osteoarthritis, Arthritis & Rheumatism-Arthritis Care & Research [P], vol 63, issue 3, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 700-707.

Wang, Y., Wluka, A., Jones, G., Ding, C., Cicuttini, F., 2011, Use magnetic resonance imaging to assess articular cartilage, Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease [P], vol E, Sage Publications Ltd, UK, pp. 1-21.

Urquhart, D., Tobing, J., Hanna, F., Berry, P., Wluka, A., Ding, C., Cicuttini, F., 2011, What is the effect of physical activity on the knee joint? A systematic review, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise [P], vol 43, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 432-442.

Brennan, S.L., Pasco, J.A., Urquhart, D.M., Oldenburg, B.F., Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., 2010, Association between socioeconomic status and bone mineral density in adults: a systematic review, Osteoporosis International [P], vol 22, issue 2, Springer UK, UK, pp. 517-527.

Tanamas, S., Wluka, A., Pelletier, J., Martel-Pelletier, J., Abram, F., Berry, P., Wang, Y., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F., 2010, Bone marrow lesions in people with knee osteoarthritis predict progression of disease and joint replacement: A longitudinal study, Rheumatology [E], vol 49, issue 12, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 2413-2419.

Davies-Tuck, M., Wluka, A., Forbes, A., Wang, Y., English, D., Giles, G., O'Sullivan, R., Cicuttini, F., 2010, Development of bone marrow lesions is associated with adverse effects on knee cartilage while resolution is associated with improvement - a potential target for prevention of knee osteoarthritis: A longitudinal study, Arthritis Research and Therapy [P], vol 12, issue R10, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Brennan, S.L., Cicuttini, F.M., Pasco, J.A., Henry, M.J., Wang, Y., Kotowicz, M., Nicholson, G.C., Wluka, A.E., 2010, Does an increase in body mass index over 10 years affect knee structure in a population-based cohort study of adult women?, Arthritis Research and Therapy [P], vol 12, issue 4 (R139), BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Brennan, S., Pasco, J., Urquhart, D., Oldenburg, B., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., 2010, Educational achievement and fracture risk: response to Clark and Tobias, Osteoporosis International [P], vol 21, Springer London Ltd, London, p. 1623.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Jones, G., Ding, C., Cicuttini, F., 2010, Identification of early knee osteoarthritis - A new horizon, Current Rheumatology Reviews [P], vol 6, issue 4, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, Netherlands, pp. 251-256.

Urquhart, D.M., Hanna, F., Brennan, S.L., Wluka, A.E., Leder, K.S., Cameron, P., Graves, S.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2010, Incidence and risk factors for deep surgical site infection after primary total hip arthroplasty: A systematic review, Journal Of Arthroplasty [P], vol 25, issue 8, Churchill Livingstone, US, pp. 1216-1222.e3.

Wang, Y., Simpson, J., Wluka, A., Teichtahl, A., English, D., Giles, G., Graves, S., Cicuttini, F., 2010, Is physical activity a risk factor for primary knee or hip replacement due to osteoarthritis? A prospective cohort study, Journal Of Rheumatology [P], vol 38, issue 2, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Co. Ltd, Canada, pp. 350-357.

Berry, P., Maciewicz, R., Cicuttini, F., Jones, M.D., Hellawell, C., Wluka, A., 2010, Markers of bone formation and resorption identify subgroups of patients with clinical knee osteoarthritis who have reduced rates of cartilage loss, Journal Of Rheumatology [P], vol 37, issue 6, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Co. Ltd, Canada, pp. 1252-1259.

Wang, Y., Wluka, A., Pelletier, J., Martel-Pelletier, J., Abram, F., Ding, C., Cicuttini, F., 2010, Meniscal extrusion predicts increases in subchondral bone marrow lesions and bone cysts and expansion of subchondral bone in osteoarthritic knees., Rheumatology [P], vol 49, issue 5, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 997-1004.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Urquhart, D., Hanna, F., Berry, P., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F., 2010, Occupational activity is associated with knee cartilage morphology in females, Maturitas [P], vol 66, issue 1, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 72-76.

Berry, P., Maciewicz, R.A., Wluka, A.E., Downey-Jones, M.D., Forbes, A.B., Hellawell, C.J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2010, Relationship of serum markers of cartilage metabolism to imaging and clinical outcome measures of knee joint structure, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases [E], vol 69, issue 10, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, United Kindom, pp. 1816-1822.

Berry, P., Wluka, A., Davies-Tuck, M., Wang, Y., Strauss, B., Dixon, J., Proietto, J., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F., 2010, Sex differences in the relationship between bone mineral density and tibial cartilage volume, Rheumatology [E], vol 50, issue 3, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 563-568.

Brennan, S.L., Henry, M., Wluka, A.E., Nicholson, G., Kotowicz, M., Pasco, J.A., 2010, Socioeconomic status and bone mineral density in a population-based sample of men, Bone [P], vol 46, issue 4, Elsevier Inc., USA, pp. 993-999.

Tanamas, S., Wluka, A., Pelletier, J., Martel-Pelletier, J., Abram, F., Wang, Y., Cicuttini, F., 2010, The association between subchondral bone cysts and tibial cartilage volume and risk of joint replacement in people with knee osteoarthritis: A longitudinal study, Arthritis Research & Therapy [P], vol 12, issue 2 (R58), BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Brennan, S.L., Pasco, J.A., Urquhart, D.M., Oldenburg, B.F., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., 2010, The association between urban or rural locality and hip fracture in community-based adults: A systematic review, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health [P], vol 64, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 656-665.

Tanamas, S., Teichtahl, A.J., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Davies-Tuck, M., Urquhart, D., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F., 2010, The associations between indices of patellofemoral geometry and knee pain and patella cartilage volume: A cross-sectional study, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [P], vol 11, issue Art. No. 87, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Berry, P., Wluka, A., Davies-Tuck, M., Wang, Y., Strauss, B., Dixon, J., Proietto, J., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F., 2010, The relationship between body composition and structural changes at the knee, Rheumatology [P], vol 49, issue 12 (Art. No: keq255), Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 2362-2369.

Ding, C., Jones, G., Wluka, A.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2010, What can we learn about osteoarthritis by studying a healthy person against a person with early onset of disease?, Current Opinion in Rheumatology [E], vol 22, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 520-527.

Brennan, S.L., Cicuttini, F.M., Shortreed, S.M., Forbes, A.B., Jones, G., Stuckey, S., Wluka, A.E., 2010, Women lose patella cartilage at a faster rate than men: A 4.5-year cohort study of subjects with knee OA, Maturitas [P], vol 67, issue 3, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 270-274.

Brennan, S.L., Henry, M.J., Wluka, A., Nicholson, G.C., Kotowicz, M.A., Williams, J.W., Pasco, J.A., 2009, BMD in population-based adult women is associated with socioeconomic status, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research [P], vol 24, issue 5, Amer Soc Bone and Mineral Res, USA, pp. 809-815.

Wluka, A., Hanna, F., Davies-Tuck, M., Wang, Y., Bell, R., Davis, S., Adams, J., Cicuttini, F., 2009, Bone marrow lesions predict increase in knee cartilage defects and loss of cartilage volume in middle-aged women without knee pain over 2 years, Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases [P], vol 68, issue 6, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 850-855.

Teichtahl, A., Davies, M., Wluka, A.E., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Change in knee angle influences the rate of medial tibial cartilage volume loss in knee osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis And Cartilage [P], vol 17, issue 1, Elsevier Ltd, UK, USA, pp. 8-11.

Wang, Y., Davies-Tuck, M., Wluka, A., Forbes, A.B., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Dietary fatty acid intake affects the risk of developing bone marrow lesions in healthy middle-aged adults without clinical knee osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study, Arthritis Research & Therapy [P], vol 11, issue 3, Biomed central LTD, England, pp. 1-5.

Tanamas, S.K., Hanna, F., Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A.E., Berry, P., Urquhart, D.M., 2009, Does knee malalignment increase the risk of development and progression of knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review, Arthritis & Rheumatism-Arthritis Care & Research [P], vol 61, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 459-467.

Wluka, A.E., 2009, Ethnicity may be a risk modifier for knee osteoarthritis, International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology [P], vol 4, issue 1, Future Medicine Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 29-32.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Forbes, A.B., Wang, Y., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Longitudinal effect of vigorous physical activity on patella cartilage morphology in people without clinical knee disease, Arthritis & Rheumatism-Arthritis Care & Research [P], vol 61, issue 8, Wiley-Liss, USA, pp. 1095-1102.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Hanna, F., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Obesity and adiposity are associated with the rate of patella cartilage volume loss over 2 years in adults without knee osteoarthritis, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol 68, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 909-913.

Wang, Y., Simpson, J., Wluka, A., Urquhart, D.M., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Graves, S.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Reduced rates of primary joint replacement for osteoarthritis in Italian and Greek migrants to Australia: the Melbourne collaborative cohort study, Arthritis Research & Therapy [P], vol 11, issue 3, Biomed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-8.

Wang, Y., Simpson, J., Wluka, A., Teichtahl, A., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Graves, S.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Relationship between body adiposity measures and risk of primary knee and hip replacement for osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study, Arthritis Research & Therapy [P], vol 11, issue 2, Biomed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-10.

Davies, M., Wluka, A.E., Forbes, A., Wang, Y., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F., 2009, Smoking is associated with increased cartilage loss and persistence of bone marrow lesions over 2 years in community-based individuals., Rheumatology [E], vol 48, issue 10, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 1227-1231.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Morris, M.E., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, The Associations Between the Dominant and Nondominant Peak External Knee Adductor Moments During Gait in Healthy Subjects: Evidence for Symmetry, Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation [P], vol 90, issue 2, W B Saunders Co-Elsevier INC, United States, pp. 320-324.

Brennan, S.L., Pasco, J.A., Urquhart, D.M., Oldenburg, B.F., Hanna, F., Wluka, A.E., 2009, The association between socioeconomic status and osteoporotic fracture in population-based adults: A systematic review, Osteoporosis International [P], vol 20, issue 9, Springer, UK, pp. 1487-1497.

Davies-Tuck, M., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., English, D., Giles, G., Cicuttini, F., 2009, The natural history of bone marrow lesions in community-based adults with no clinical knee osteoarthritis, Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases [P], vol 68, issue 6, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 904-908.

Berry, P., Davies, M., Wluka, A., Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Adams, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, The natural history of bone marrow lesions in community-based middle-aged women without clinical knee osteoarthritis, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism [P], vol 39, issue 3, WB Saunders Co., United States, pp. 213-217.

Davies, M., Hanna, F., Davis, S.R., Bell, R.J., Davison, S.L., Wluka, A., Adams, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Total cholesterol and triglycerides are associated with the development of new bone marrow lesions in asymptomatic middle-aged women - a prospective cohort study, Arthritis Research & Therapy [P], vol 11, issue 6 (R181), BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-7.

Hanna, F., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Urquhart, D.M., English, D.R., Giles, G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Women have increased rates of cartilage loss and progression of cartilage defects at the knee than men: A gender study of adults without clinical knee osteoarthritis, Public Health Nutrition [P], vol 16, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 666-670.

Davies-Tuck, M., Wluka, A.E., Teichtahl, A., Martel-Pelletier, J., Pelletier, J., Jones, G., Ding, C., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Association between meniscal tears and the peak external knee adduction moment and foot rotation during level walking in postmenopausal women without knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study, Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 10, issue 3 (R58), BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Davies-Tuck, M., Wang, Y., Bell, R., Davis, S.R., Adams, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Bone marrow lesions predict increase in knee cartilage defects and loss of cartilage volume in middle-age women without knee pain over 2 years, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol E-Pub, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6.

Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Davies-Tuck, M., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Bone marrow lesions predict progression of cartilage defects and loss of cartilage volume in healthy middle-aged adults without knee pain over 2 yrs, Rheumatology, vol 47, issue 9, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 1392-1396.

Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., Hodge, A.M., English, D., Giles, G., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Effect of fatty acids on bone marrow lesions and knee cartilage in healthy, middle-aged subjects without clinical knee osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 16, issue 5, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 579-583.

Urquhart, D.M., Soufan, C., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Factors that may mediate the relationship between physical activity and the risk for developing knee osteoarthritis, Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 10, issue 1 (203), BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-10.

Davies-Tuck, M., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Urquhart, D.M., Cui, J.J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Femoral sulcus angle and increased patella facet cartilage volume in an osteoarthritic population, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 16, issue 1, WB Saunders Co. Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 131-135.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Frontal plane knee alignment is associated with a longitudinal reduction in patella cartilage volume in people with knee osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 16, issue 7, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 851-854.

Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Cicuttini, F.M., Davison, S.L., Wluka, A.E., Davis, S.R., 2008, High sensitivity C-reactive protein is associated with lower tibial cartilage volume but not lower patella cartilage volume in healthy women at mid-life, Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 10, issue 1, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 27-33.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Davies-Tuck, M.L., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Imaging of knee osteoarthritis, Best Practice & Research: Clinical Rheumatology, vol 22, issue 6, Bailliere Tindall, United Kingdom, pp. 1061-1074.

Buchbinder, R., Barber, M.N., Heuzenroeder, L., Wluka, A.E., Giles, G.G., Hall, S., Harkness, A., Lewis, D., Littlejohn, G.O., Miller, M., Ryan, P.F.J., Jolley, D.J., 2008, Incidence of melanoma and other malignancies among rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with methotrexate, Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol 59, issue 6, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 794-799.

Davies-Tuck, M., Martel-Pelletier, J., Wluka, A.E., Pelletier, J., Ding, C., Jones, G., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Meniscal tear and increased tibial plateau bone area in healthy post-menopausal women, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 16, issue 2, WB Saunders Co. Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 268-271.

Teichtahl, A., Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Obesity and knee osteoarthritis: New insights provided by body composition studies, Obesity, vol 16, issue 2, Nature Publishing Group, United States, pp. 232-240.

Szoeke, C., Dennerstein, L., Wluka, A.E., Guthrie, J.R., Taffe, J.R., Clark, M.S., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Physician diagnosed arthritis, reported arthritis and radiological non-axial osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 16, issue 7, WB Saunders Co. Ltd., UK, pp. 846-850.

Wluka, A., 2008, Remember the Titanic: What we know of knee osteoarthritis is but the tip of the iceberg, The Journal of Rheumatology, vol 33, issue 11, Internet Scientific Publications, Llc., United States, pp. 2110-2112.

Janakiramanan, N., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Ding, C., Jones, G., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Static knee alignment is associated with the risk of unicompartmental knee cartilage defects, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, vol 26, issue 2, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 225-230.

Wijayaratne, S.P., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Adams, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, The determinants of change in patella cartilage volume - a cohort study of healthy middle-aged women, Rheumatology, vol 47, issue 9, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 1426-1429.

Teichtahl, A., Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., Szramka, M., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, The longitudinal relationship between body composition and patella cartilage in healthy adults, Obesity, vol 16, issue 2, Nature Publishing Group, United States, pp. 421-427.

Davies-Tuck, M., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, The natural history of bone marrow lesions in community based adults with no clinical knee osteoarthritis, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol E-Pub, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-5.

Davies-Tuck, M., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Teichtahl, A., Jones, G., Ding, C., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, The natural history of cartilage defects in people with knee osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 16, issue 3, WB Saunders Co. Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 337-342.

Berry, P., Hanna, F., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Urquhart, D.M., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Vastus medialis cross-sectional area is associated with patella cartilage defects and bone volume in healthy women, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 16, issue 8, WB Saunders Co. Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 956-960.

Berry, P., Teichtahl, A., Galevska-Dimitrovska, A., Hanna, F., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Urquhart, D.M., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Vastus medialis cross-sectional area is positively associated with patella cartilage and bone volumes in a pain-free community-based population, Arthritis Research and Therapy [P], vol 10, issue 6, Biomed Central Ltd, London UK, pp. 1-6.

Grainger, R., Stuckey, S., O'Sullivan, R.M., Davis, S.R., Ebeling, P.P.R., Wluka, A., 2008, What is the clinical and ethical importance of incidental abnormalities found by knee MRI?, Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 10, issue 1, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-6.

Racunica, T., Szramka, M., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., English, D.R., Giles, G., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, A positive association of smoking and articular knee joint cartilage in healthy people, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 15, issue 5, WB Saunders Co Ltd, UK, pp. 587-590.

Guymer, E.K., Baranyay, F., Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Wang, Y., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, A study of the prevalence and associations of subchondral bone marrow lesions in the knees of healthy, middle-aged women, Osteosrthritis and Cartilage, vol 15, issue 12, W B Saunders Co Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1437-1442.

Baranyay, F.J., Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Sullivan, R.O., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, Association of bone marrow lesions with knee structures and risk factors for bone marrow lesions in the knees of clinically healthy, community-based adults, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol 37, issue 2, WB Saunders Co., United States, pp. 112-118.

Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., English, D.R., Teichtahl, A., Giles, G.G., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, Body composition and knee cartilage properties in healthy, community-based adults, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, vol 66, issue 9, BMJ Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1244-1248.

Wang, Y., Hodge, A.M., Wluka, A.E., English, D.R., Giles, G., O'Sullivan, R.M., Forbes, A.B., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, Effect of antioxidants on knee cartilage and bone in healthy, middle-aged subjects: A cross-sectional study, Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 9, issue 4, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-9.

Racunica, T., Teichtahl, A., Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., English, D., Giles, G., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, Effect of physical activity on articular knee joint structures in community-based adults, Arthritis Care and Research, vol 57, issue 7, Wiley-Liss Div John Wiley and Sons Inc, USA, pp. 1261-1268.

Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Wluka, A.E., Teichtahl, A., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, Factors affecting patella cartilage and bone in middle-aged women., Arthritis Care and Research, vol 57, issue 2, John Wiley and Sons, USA, pp. 272-278.

Wijayaratne, S.P., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, Patelofemoral Osteoarthritis: New Insights into a Neglected Disease, Future Rheumatology, vol 2, issue 2, Future Medicine, UK, pp. 193-202.

Hanna, F., Teichtahl, A., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Wluka, A.E., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, The Cross-Sectional Relationship Between Fortnightly Exercise and Knee Cartilage Properties in Healthy Adult Women in Midlife, Menopause, vol 14, issue 5, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, USA, pp. 830-834.

Urquhart, D.M., Wluka, A.E., Teichtahl, A., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, The Effect of Physical Activity on the Knee Joint is it Good or Bad?, British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 41, issue 9, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 546-547.

Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Cicuttini, F.M., Davison, S.L., Wluka, A.E., Davis, S.R., 2007, The Relationship between Endogenous Testosterone, Preandrogens, and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and Knee Joint Structure in Women at Midlife, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol 37, issue 1, W.B. Saunders Co., United States, pp. 56-62.

Teichtahl, A., Parkins, K., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., Urquhart, D.M., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, The relationship between the angle of the trochlear groove and patella cartilage and bone morphology - a cross-sectional study of healthy adults, Osteoathritis and Cartilage, vol 15, issue 10, W B Saunders Co Ltd, UK, pp. 1158-1162.

Berry, P., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, The role of biomechanical factors on patellofemoral osteoarthritis, Current Rheumatology Reviews, vol 3, issue 2, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, Netherlands, pp. 123-127.

Hanna, F., Wluka, A., Ebeling, P.R., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., O'Sullivan, R.M., 2006, Determinants of change in patella cartilage volume in healthy subjects, Journal of Rheumatology, vol 33, issue 8, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing, Canada, pp. 1658-1661.

Wang, Y., Ding, C., Wluka, A.E., Davis, S.R., Ebeling, P.R., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2006, Factors affecting progression of knee cartilage defects in normal subjects over 2 years, Rheumatology, vol 45, issue 1, Oxford University Press, Oxford England, pp. 79-84.

Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2006, Factors affecting tibial plateau expansion in healthy women over 2.5 years: a longitudinal study, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 14, issue 12, WB Saunders Co. Ltd, UK, pp. 1258-1264.

Teichtahl, A.J., Morris, M.E., Wluka, A.E., Baker, R.I., Wolfe, R.S.J., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2006, Foot rotation-A potential target to modify the knee adduction moment, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 9, issue 1-2, Elsevier Australia, Australia, pp. 67-71.

Teichtahl, A., Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A., 2006, Imaging modalities in the outcome assessment of knee osteoarthritis, Current Rheumatology Reviews, vol 2, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, Netherlands, pp. 131-136.

Wluka, A.E., Forbes, A.B., Wang, Y., Hanna, F., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2006, Knee cartilage loss in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis over 4.5 years, Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 8, issue 4, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-9.

Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Giles, G., Giles, G.G., English, D., Cicuttini, F.M., 2006, Muscle mass explains the gender difference in knee cartilage volume, Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol 54, issue 9, pp. 157-158.

Teichtahl, A.J., Jackson, B.D., Morris, M.E., Wluka, A.E., Baker, R., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2006, Sagittal plane movement at the tibiofemoral joint influences patellofemoral joint structure in healthy adult women, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 14, issue 4, Elsevier, UK, pp. 331-336.

Teichtahl, A., Cicuttini, F.M., Janakiramanan, N., Davis, S.R., Wluka, A.E., 2006, Static knee alignment and its association with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, OsteoArthritis and Cartilage, vol 14, issue 9, WB Saunders Co. Ltd, UK, pp. 958-962.

Teichtahl, A.J., Wluka, A.E., Morris, M.E., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2006, The relationship between the knee adduction moment and knee pain in middle-aged women without radiographic osteoarthritis, Journal of Rheumatology, vol 33, issue 9, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Co. Ltd, Canada, pp. 1845-1848.

Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Cicuttini, F.M., Vitetta, L., Wluka, A., 2006, What effect do dietary antioxidants have on the symptoms and structural progression of knee osteoarthritis over two years?, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, vol 24, issue 2, pp. 213-214.

Cicuttini, F., Ding, C., Wluka, A., Davis, S., Ebeling, P., Jones, G., 2005, Association of Cartilage Defects With Loss of Knee Cartilage in Healthy, Middle-Age Adults, Arthritis and Rheumatism [E], vol 52, issue 7, Wiley-Blackwell, United States, pp. 2033-2039.

Cicuttini, F.M., Ding, C., Wluka, A., Davis, S., Ebeling, P., Jones, G., 2005, Association of cartilage defects with loss of knee cartilage in healthy, middle-age adults: A prospective study, Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol 52, issue 7, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 2033-2039.

Cicuttini, F.M., Hankin, J., Jones, G., Wluka, A., 2005, Comparison of conventional standing knee radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging in assessing progression of tibiofemoral joint osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 13, issue 8, WB Saunders Co Ltd, UK, pp. 722-727.

Brooks, S., Cicuttini, F.M., Lim, S., Taylor, D.M., Stuckey, S.L., Wluka, A.E., 2005, Cost effectiveness of adding magnetic resonance imaging to the usual management of suspected scaphoid fractures, British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 39, issue 2, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 75-79.

Hanna, F., Ebeling, P.R., Wang, Y., O'Sullivan, R.M., Davis, S., Wluka, A.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2005, Factors Influencing longitudinal change in knee cartilage volume measured from magnetic resonance imaging in healthy men, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol 64, issue 7, BMJ Publishing Group, The Netherland, pp. 1038-1042.

Teichtahl, A.J., Wluka, A.E., Proietto, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2005, Obesity and the female sex, risk factors for knee osteoarthritis that may be attributable to systemic or local leptin biosynthesis and its cellular effects, Medical Hypotheses, vol 65, issue 2, Churchill Livingstone, UK, pp. 312-315.

Powell, A., Teichtahl, A.J., Wluka, A.E., 2005, Obesity: a preventable risk factor for large joint osteoarthritis which may act through biomechanical factors, British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 39, issue 1, BMJ Publishing Group, London England, pp. 4-5.

Wluka, A.E., Ding, C., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2005, The clinical correlates of articular cartilage defects in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a prospective study, Rheumatology, vol 44, issue 10, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 1311-1316.

Wang, Y., Wluka, A.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2005, The determinants of change in tibial plateau bone area in osteoarthritic knees: a cohort study., Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 7, issue 3, BioMed Ltd, UK, pp. R687-R693.

Brooks, S., Wluka, A.E., Stuckey, S., Cicuttini, F.M., 2005, The management of scaphoid fractures, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 8, issue 2, Sports Medicine Australia, Dickson ACT Australia, pp. 181-189.

Cicuttini, F.M., Teichtahl, A.J., Wluka, A.E., Davis, S.R., Strauss, B.J.G., Ebeling, P.R., 2005, The relationship between body composition and knee cartilage volume in healthy, middle-aged subjects, Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol 52, issue 2, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 461-467.

Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2005, Tibial plateau size is related to grade of joint space narrowing and osteophytes in healthy women and in women with osteoarthritis, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, vol 64, issue 7, BMJ Publishing Group, London England, pp. 1033-1037.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A., Davis, S.R., Strauss, B.J.G., Yeung, S., Ebeling, P.R., 2004, Association between knee cartilage volume and bone mineral density in older adults without osteoarthritis, Rheumatology, vol 43, issue 6, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 765-769.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A.E., Hankin, J., Stuckey, S., 2004, Comparison of patella cartilage volume and radiography in the assessment of longitudinal joint change at the patellofemoral joint, The Journal of Rheumatology, vol 31, issue 7, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Co. Ltd, Canada, pp. 1369-1372.

Wluka, A., Wolfe, R.S.J., Stuckey, S., Cicuttini, F.M., 2004, How does tibial cartilage volume relate to symptoms in subjects with knee osteoarthritis?, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol 63, issue 3, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 264-268.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Stuckey, S.L., 2004, Longitudinal study of changes in tibial and femoral cartilage in knee osteoarthritis, Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol 50, issue 1, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 94-97.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A., Hankin, J., Wang, Y., 2004, Longitudinal study of the relationship between knee angle and tibiofemoral cartilage volume in subjects with knee osteoarthritis, Rheumatology, vol 43, issue 3, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 321-324.

Hanna, F.S., Wluka, A.E., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2004, Osteoarthritis and the postmenopausal woman: epidemiological, magnetic resonance imaging, and radiological findings, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol 34, issue 3, WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia USA, pp. 631-636.

Cicuttini, F.M., Jones, G., Forbes, A.B., Wluka, A., 2004, Rate of cartilage loss at two years predicts subsequent total knee arthroplasty: a prospective study, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, vol 63, issue 9, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1124-1127.

Dashti, M., Wluka, A., Geso, M., Davis, S.R., Stuckey, S., Cicuttini, F.M., 2004, Relationship between the area of cartilage shown on the magnetic resonance imaging middle-slice image of the medial and lateral tibial cartilages with cartilage volume and grade of osteoarthritis over time, Scandanavian Journal of Rheumatology, vol 33, issue 2, Taylor & Francis AS, Norway, pp. 87-93.

Jackson, B.D., Wluka, A., Teichtahl, A., Morris, M.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2004, Reviewing knee osteoarthritis - a biomechanical perspective, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 7, issue 3, Elsevier Australia, Australia, pp. 347-357.

Cicuttini, F.M., Morris, K., Glisson, M., Wluka, A., 2004, Slice thickness in the assessment of medical and lateral tibial cartilage volume and accuracy for the measurement of change in a longitudinal study, The Journal of Rheumatology, vol 31, issue 12, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Co. Ltd., Canada, pp. 2444-2448.

Wang, Y., Prentice, L.F., Vitetta, L., Wluka, A., Cicuttini, F.M., 2004, The effect of nutritional supplements on osteoarthritis, Alternative Medicine Review, vol 9, issue 3, Thorne Research Inc., USA, pp. 275-296.

Jackson, B.D., Teichtahl, A.J., Morris, M.E., Wluka, A.E., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2004, The effect of the knee adduction moment on tibial cartilage volume and bone size in healthy women, Rheumatology, vol 43, issue 3, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 311-314.

Wluka, A., Wolfe, R.S.J., Davis, S.R., Stuckey, S., Cicuttini, F.M., 2004, Tibial cartilage volume change in healthy postmenopausal women: A longitudinal study, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol 63, issue 4, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 444-449.

Teichtahl, A.J., Morris, M.E., Wluka, A., Bach, T.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2003, A comparison of gait patterns between the offspring of people with medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis and normal controls, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, vol 21, issue 9-11, Pacini Editore, Italy, pp. 489-494.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Cicuttini, F.M., 2003, Abnormal biomechanics: a precursor or result of knee osteoarthritis?, British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 37, issue 4, BMJ Publishing Group, London England, pp. 289-290.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wang, Y.Y., Forbes, A.B., Wluka, A.E., Glisson, M., 2003, Comparison between patella cartilage volume and radiological assessment of the patellofemoral joint, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, vol 21, issue 3, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Italy, pp. 321-326.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A.E., Forbes, A.B., Wolfe, R.S., 2003, Comparison of tibial cartilage volume and radiologic grade of the tibiofemoral joint, Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol 48, issue 3, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York USA, pp. 682-688.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Stuckey, S., Davis, S.R., 2003, Effect of estrogen replacement therapy on patella cartilage in healthy women, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, vol 21, issue 1, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Italy, pp. 79-82.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A., Bailey, M.J., O'Sullivan, R.M., Poon, C., Yeung, S., Ebeling, P.R., 2003, Factors affecting knee cartilage volume in healthy men, Rheumatology, vol 42, issue 2, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 258-262.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Davis, S.R., Hankin, J., Ebeling, P., 2002, Compartment Differences in Knee Cartilage Volume in Health Adults, The Journal of Rheumatology, vol 29, issue 3, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company, Canada, pp. 554-556.

Wluka, A., Buchbinder, R., Hall, S., Littlejohn, G.O., Grennan, D.M., Gray, J., 2002, Methtrexate and postoperative complications, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: the EULAR journal, vol 61, issue 1, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 86-87.

Wluka, A., Stuckey, S., Brand, C., Cicuttini, F.M., 2002, Supplementary Vitamin E does not affect the loss of cartilage volume in knee Osteoarthritis: a 2 year double-blin randomised placebo controlled study, Journal of Rheumatology, vol 29, issue 12, The Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Co ltd, Canada, pp. 2585-2591.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Stuckey, S., 2002, The Determinants of Change in Patella Cartilage Volume in Osteoarthritic Knees, The Journal of Rheumatology, vol 29, issue 12, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company, Canada, pp. 2615-2619.

Wluka, A., Stuckey, S., Snaddon, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2002, The Determinants of Change in Tibial Cartilage Volume in Osteoarthritic Knees, Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol 46, issue 8, John Wiley & Sons, USA, pp. 2065-2072.

Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A., Stuckey, S., 2001, Tibial and femoral cartilage changes in knee osteoarthritis, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol 60, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 977-980.

Wluka, A.E., Davis, S.R., Bailey, M.J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2001, Users of oestrogen replacement therapy have more knee cartilage than non-users, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol 60, issue 4, B M J Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 332-336.

Wluka, A., Cicuttini, F.M., Spector, T.D., 2000, Menopause, oestrogens and arthritis, Maturitas, vol 35 issue 3, Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd, Shannon Ireland, pp. 183-199.

Conference Proceedings

Wluka, A., Buchbinder, R., Mylvaganam, A., Hall, S., Harkness, A., Lewis, D., Littlejohn, G.O., Miller, M., Ryan, P., 1998, Long term methotrexate use in rheumatoid arthritis: 12 Year follow up of 460 patients, Australian Rheumatology Association, Sydney 23-27 May 1998, The Australian Rheumatology Association, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 740.

Other

Brand, C., Buchbinder, R., Wluka, A., Ruth, D., McKenzie, S., Jones, K., Bucknall, T., Ung, L., McColl, G., Hinman, R., Grimmer-Somers, K., Jasper, A., Haesler, E., Rada, J., 2009, Guideline for the non-surgical management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 1-68.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Lifestyle determinants of knee joint structure.
Supervisors:
Cicuttini, F (Main), Wluka, A (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:
Ahedi, H.
Program of Study:
Systematic review of shoulder. 2011.
Supervisors:
Cicuttini, F (Main), Wluka, A (Associate).
Student:
Berry, P.
Program of Study:
Factors affecting musculoskeletal disease and predictors of progression. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:
Cicuttini, F (Main), Wluka, A (Associate).
Student:
Brennan, S.
Program of Study:
Socioeconomic status and modifiable risk factors for osteporosis and knee osteoarthritis. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:
Wluka, A (Main), Pasco, J (Associate).
Student:
Davies-Tuck, M.
Program of Study:
Factors affecting the knee joint in health and disease: towards an improved understanding of knee osteoarthritis. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:
Cicuttini, F (Main), Wluka, A (Associate).
Student:
Tanamas, S.
Program of Study:
Novel approaches to musculoskeletal disease. (PHD) 2012.
Supervisors:
Cicuttini, F (Main), Wluka, A (Associate).