A comparison of lower extremity muscle strength, obesity, and depression scores in elderly subjects with knee pain with and without radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1937-1946

  Brandt, K D ^a   Heilman, D K ^a   Slemenda, C ^a   Katz, B P ^a   Mazzuca, S ^a   Braunstein, E M ^a   Byrd, D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Knee pain; Muscle weakness; Obesity; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033847280     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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