Relationship Between the Choice of Clinical Treatment, Gait Functionality and Kinetics in Patients With Comparable Knee Osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT: Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the choice of clinical treatment, gait functionality, and kinetics in patients with comparable knee osteoarthritis. Design: This was an observational case-control study. Setting: The study was conducted in a university biomechanics laboratory. Participants: Knee osteoarthritis patients were stratified into the following groups: clinical treatment (conservative/total knee replacement (TKR) planned), sex (male/female), age (60-67/68-75), and body mass index (BMI) (<30/≥30). All patients had a Kellgren-Lawrence score of 2 or 3 (N = 87). Main Outcome Measures: All patients underwent gait analysis, and two groups of dependent variables were extracted: • Spatiotemporal gait varia

SUBMITTER: Tassani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8962661 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature