Association of Knee Muscle Strength with Lower Extremity Dysfunction in Patients with Osteoarthritis: a Comparison with Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Healthy Controls

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Ulus Y., Savlik M., Akyol Y., Tander B., Bilgici A., Kuru O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.78-86, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tjr.2013.2744
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.78-86
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lower limb function, muscle strength, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS, PHYSICAL FUNCTION, GAIT STABILITY, DISABILITY, WALKING, WOMEN, CLASSIFICATION, CRITERIA, PAIN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between knee muscle strength and lower limb dysfunction in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) in the lower limbs.