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The overarching goals of Dr. Sharma’s research program are to develop novel approaches to prevent disease and disability development and progression in persons at high risk for or with knee osteoarthritis. Through large-scale, longitudinal studies of persons at high risk, she and her team seek to shift the initiation of disability prevention efforts to earlier stages, when individuals are well enough to execute them, before the whole-organ, downward osteoarthritic disease progression spiral. Her interdisciplinary team has examined the role in osteoarthritis disease progression and functional decline of an array of factors, including varus-valgus alignment, frontal and sagittal plane instability, joint proprioceptive acuity, quantitative characteristics of gait, knee and hip muscle strength, meniscal damage, other tissue factors by MRI, self-efficacy, and pain catastrophizing.
Certifications and Licenses
Internal Medicine | |
Rheumatology |
Training Experience
1987 | Residency, University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital |
1989 | Fellowship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
… → 1984
Research interests
- Disability
- Epidemiology
- Health Services Research
- Osteoarthritis
- Public Health
- Rheumatology
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Grants
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KL2 Y3 (2)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
7/15/19 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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Prakash, Jayabalan
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
7/15/19 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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Rupal, Mehta
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
7/15/19 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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Ravi, Patel
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
7/15/19 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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Lisanne, Jenkins
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
7/15/19 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Association of Long-term Strenuous Physical Activity and Extensive Sitting With Incident Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis
Chang, A. H., Lee, J. J., Chmiel, J. S., Almagor, O., Song, J. & Sharma, L., May 1 2020, In: JAMA network open. 3, 5, p. e204049Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining Timeliness of Total Knee Replacement among Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in the U.S. Results from the OAI and MOST Longitudinal Cohorts
Ghomrawi, H. M. K., Mushlin, A. I., Kang, R., Banerjee, S., Singh, J. A., Sharma, L., Flink, C., Nevitt, M., Neogi, T. & Riddle, D. L., Mar 18 2020, In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume. 102, 6, p. 468-476 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus citations -
Is Laminar Cartilage Composition as Determined by T2 Relaxometry Associated with Incident and Worsening of Cartilage or Bone Marrow Abnormalities?
Roemer, F. W., Eckstein, F., Duda, G., Guermazi, A., Maschek, S., Sharma, L. & Wirth, W., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Cartilage.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of Varus Knee Thrust During Walking With Worsening Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index Knee Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study
Wink, A. E., Gross, K. D., Brown, C. A., Lewis, C. E., Torner, J., Nevitt, M. C., Tolstykh, I., Sharma, L. & Felson, D. T., Oct 1 2019, In: Arthritis Care and Research. 71, 10, p. 1353-1359 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Cartilage loss in radiographically normal knees depends on radiographic status of the contralateral knee – data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Eckstein, F., Maschek, S., Roemer, F. W., Duda, G. N., Sharma, L. & Wirth, W., Feb 2019, In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 27, 2, p. 273-277 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations