BACKGROUND Leg-length inequality is common in the general population and may accelerate development of knee osteoarthritis. OBJECTIVE To determine whether leg-length inequality is associated with prevalent, incident, and progressive knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING Population samples from Birmingham, Alabama, and Iowa City, Iowa. PATIENTS 3026 ...

BACKGROUND Knee osteoarthritis is 2-3 times more prevalent in females than males. Biomechanical differences in gait may play a role in this gender predisposition. The purpose of this study was to determine if there are gender-based biomechanical differences in the gait patterns of people with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS Three-dimensional gait analysis was performed on healthy (18 males and 2...

Evaluating knee osteoarthritis is an important issue. Gait pattern has been suggested to be related to the progression of knee osteoarthritis; however, there are only a few studies elucidating the motion features associated with knee osteoarthritis. Therefore, our objective is to analyze the elevation angle of patients with knee osteoarthritis during gait and to clarify the movement features by...

Hip and knee osteoarthritis are common, chronic, and disabling. Therapeutic exercise is a component of all major rheumatologic society guidelines, yet the frequency, dose, duration, and therapeutic threshold for exercise are not clearly delineated. This review summarizes current studies of exercise for hip and knee osteoarthritis, discusses issues that influence the design, interpretation, and ...

INTRODUCTION This review defines the recognized risk factors responsible for the development of knee osteoarthritis after surgical management of meniscal tears. SOURCES OF DATA We performed a literature search using Medline, Ovid, Cochrane and Google Scholar using the keywords: 'Meniscal tears', 'meniscectomy', 'osteoarthritis', 'complications' and 'risk factors'. Thirty-two published studies...

Background & Aims: The advantages of physical activities have recently been suggested in preventing such chronic diseases as osteoarthritis. However, the effects severe physical activity may have on the musculoskeletal system of athletes are still unknown. The purpose of this study was to compare knee pain, existing symptoms, physical functions in daily activities, sports and recreation, and th...

BACKGROUND Joint pain is common in community-dwelling older adults. Osteoarthritis is the most likely cause and the most common diagnosis made in this age group by GPs. However, the level of agreement between patients and their GPs in this diagnosis is questionable and may have important implications for clinical care. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to determine the level of agreement between GP diag...

QUESTION Is four weeks of home-based balance training more effective than four weeks of home-based strength training at decreasing pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis? DESIGN Randomised trial with concealed allocation and assessor blinding. PARTICIPANTS 48 community volunteers with knee osteoarthritis. INTERVENTION Two groups undertook home-based exercise programs: one group perform...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relation of radiographic features of osteoarthritis to knee pain in people with knees discordant for knee pain in two cohorts. DESIGN Within person, knee matched, case-control study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Participants in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) and Framingham Osteoarthritis studies who had knee radiographs and assessments of knee pain. MAIN OUTCOM...