The proprioception of knee and its correlation with pain and dysfunction in patients with knee osteoarthritis
- VernacularTitle:膝关节骨关节炎患者的本体感觉及其与疼痛和功能障碍间的相关性研究
- Author:
Yi WU
;
Xiao-Jie YU
;
Yong-Shan HU
;
Yu-Long BAI
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Knee;
Osteoarthritis;
Proprioception;
Pain;
Dysfunction
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2003;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To determine the extent and distribution of error in knee joint proprioception and e- valuate the relationship between knee joint proprioception and pain and dysfunction.Methods Twenty-eight knee OA patients (19 female and 9 male) were compared with 27 age-matched healthy adults (20 female and 7 male). Knee joint proprioception was measured with a repositioning test on the Biodex dynamometer.The pain and knee dys- function were assessed with Visual Analogue Scale and Lequesne Index,respectively.Results Knee OA patients produced 79% more proprioception errors than the healthy subjects (P
