Perceived Instability Is Associated With Strength and Pain, Not Frontal Knee Laxity, in Patients With Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis

Autor: Ajit M.W. Chaudhari, Robert A. Siston, Erin E. Hutter, Xueliang Pan, Laura C. Schmitt, Jacqueline M Lewis, Gregory M Freisinger
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther
ISSN: 1938-1344
0190-6011
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8619
Popis: BACKGROUND: Increased varus/valgus laxity and perceived knee instability are independently associated with poor outcomes in people with knee osteoarthritis. However, the relationship between laxity and perceived instability is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether knee extensor strength, pain, and knee laxity are related to perceived knee instability in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of a prospective observational cohort study of 35 patients (24 female; mean ± SD age, 60 ± 8 years; body mass index, 33 ± 5 kg/m(2)) with knee osteoarthritis awaiting total knee arthroplasty (36 knees). Within 1 month before arthroplasty, we measured isometric knee extension strength and self-reported knee pain (using the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score pain subscale). Patients rated their perception of knee instability as moderate to severe (n = 20) or slight to none (n = 15 patients, n = 16 knees) using the Knee Outcome Survey. We measured intraoperative varus/valgus knee laxity. RESULTS: Lower knee extension strength (P = .01) and greater pain (P
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