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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the incidence and progression of radiological knee as well as of radiological hip osteoarthritis. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Population based. PARTICIPANTS 3585 people aged > or =55 years were selected from the Rotterdam Study, on the basis of the availability of radiographs of baseline and follow-up. MAIN OUT...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of weight loss in preventing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in women. DESIGN Cohort analytic study. SETTING The Framingham Study, based on a sample of a defined population. PATIENTS Women who participated in the Framingham Knee Osteoarthritis Study (1983 to 1985): Sixty-four out of 796 women studied had recent-onset symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (knee s...

The study was conducted on two hundred patients ranging in age from 40 to 70 years with established osteoarthritis knee to examine the association of quadriceps strength with pain and disability of knee osteoarthritis. In addition the relationships between various components of health related fitness, pain, effusion and disability were also examined in the present study. Quadriceps strength see...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effects of horse-riding simulator exercise on balance in elderly with knee osteoarthritis. [Subjects and Methods] Fifty elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis were recruited, a horse-riding simulator group performed exercise three times a week for eight weeks. And each exercise was performed for 30 minutes. [Results] The horse-riding simulat...

Clinical experiences indicate that aquatic exercises may have advantages for osteoarthritis patients. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of aquatic exercise training on the knee pain and its symptoms as well as on the motor performance associated with daily living activities (ADL), sport-recreational activities, and the quality of life in men over 50. 30 men over 50 years ol...

introduction: genu varum is considered a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis. being aware of postural swing changes in various standing positions among genu varum patients, provide insight to prevent osteoarthritis in this population. this study is undertaken to compare postural stability in various standing positions between young healthy and genu varum male individuals. materials and methods:...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effects of horse-riding simulator exercise on gait ability and muscle strength, muscle activation in elderly with knee osteoarthritis. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis were recruited, a horse-riding simulator group consisted of fifteen subjects and they performed exercise three times a week for eight weeks...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which related with the damage of cartilage. X-Ray one osteoarthritis radiological examinations but only to see bone not One an effective examination visualize cartilage Ultrasound. The objective this study determine relation between grading scale ultrasonographic in knee patients. This was Cross-sectional on 32 patients based Total Sampling techniq...