Can single limb support objectively assess the functional severity of knee osteoarthritis?

Knee

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-35

  Elbaz, Avi ^a   Mor, Amit ^a   Segal, Ofer ^a   Agar, Gabriel ^b   Halperin, Nahum ^b   Haim, Amir ^c   Debbi, Eytan ^a   Segal, Ganit ^a   Debi, Ronen ^b  

^a AposTherapy Research Group   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Knee; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Single limb support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE LIMB SUPPORT; WALKING SPEED; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84855215324     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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