What is the main cause for denim jeans to get holes where the knees are?

Erik

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Is it due to wear created by the pressure the knee enforces on the area near the knee, or is it caused by stuff that rubs from the outside on the jean?
Or is it repeated laundering/drying? You can see the threads sticking outward - the jean thins out. Just like socks.
I really think the pressure that my pointy knee caps puts on the jean is what causes the holes?
Could I put a denim patch on the back of the jean (there are no holes yet, but I have a $32 pair of levi's) to protect against wear??
Thanks
 
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