Balance Control and Knee Osteoarthritis Severity
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Balance Control and Knee Osteoarthritis Severity
OBJECTIVE To investigate balance control according to the severity of knee osteoarthritis (OA) using clinical tests and Tetra-ataxiometric posturography (Tetrax®). METHOD A total 80 patients with primary knee OA classified according to American College of Rheumatology criteria, and 40 age-matched controls were enrolled in this study. Of those with OA, 39 patients had mild OA (Kellgren-Lawrenc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2234-0645,2234-0653
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2011.35.5.701