Altered Gait Characteristics in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis and Self-Reported Knee Instability

Self-reported Fatigue in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis

Gait characteristics of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

The knee kinematics and kinetics of 139 patients (47 males and 92 females) with Grade II knee osteoarthritis (OA) were measured during level walking, stair ascent and stair descent. There was no significant difference in knee motion between the patients and normal subjects. The patients with knee OA had a significantly reduced internal knee extensor moment compared to normal subjects. This diff...

The immediate effect of a soft knee brace on pain, activity limitations, self-reported knee instability, and self-reported knee confidence in patients with knee osteoarthritis

BACKGROUND We aimed to (i) evaluate the immediate effect of a soft knee brace on pain, activity limitations, self-reported knee instability, and self-reported knee confidence, and (ii) to assess the difference in effect between a non-tight and a tight soft brace in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS Forty-four patients with knee OA and self-reported knee instability participated ...

Self-reported knee joint instability is related to passive mechanical stiffness in medial knee osteoarthritis

BACKGROUND Self-reported knee joint instability compromises function in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis and may be related to impaired joint mechanics. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between self-reported instability and the passive varus-valgus mechanical behaviour of the medial osteoarthritis knee. METHODS Passive varus-valgus angular laxity and stiff...

Association of postural control with muscle strength, proprioception, self-reported knee instability and activity limitations in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

OBJECTIVE To determine the association of postural control with muscle strength, proprioception, self-reported knee instability and activity limitations in patients with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS A total of 284 patients with knee osteoarthritis from the Amsterdam Osteoarthritis cohort were included. Postural control was assessed using the One-Leg Stand Test (OLST), in which the patients we...