Correlation and comparison of quadriceps endurance and knee joint position sense in individuals with and without unilateral knee osteoarthritis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Praveen Kumar Kandakurti¹  Venkata Nagaraj Kakaraparthi²  Mastour Saeed Alshahrani²  Ravi Shankar Reddy²  Jaya Shanker Tedla²  Faisal Asiri²  Adel Alshahrani³ 

[1] College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University;Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University;Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University;

关键词: Endurance;    Proprioception;    Position sense;    Osteoarthritis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12891-022-05403-9

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a painful degenerative joint disease that may limit activities of daily living. This study aimed to determine the relationship between quadriceps endurance and knee joint position sense (JPS) in KOA individuals and compare the quadriceps endurance and knee JPS with and without KOA. Methods This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in medical rehabilitation clinics, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia. This study recruited 50 individuals diagnosed with unilateral KOA (mean age = 67.10 ± 4.36 years) and 50 asymptomatic individuals (mean age = 66.50 ± 3.63 years). Quadriceps isometric endurance capacity (sec) was measured using a fatigue resistance test, and knee JPS (degrees) were assessed using a digital inclinometer and evaluated in sitting and standing positions. Results Quadriceps isometric endurance showed a significant moderate negative correlation with knee JPS in 20° of flexion (r = -0.48, p < 0.001); 40° of flexion: r = -0.62, p < 0.001; 60° of flexion: r = -0.58, p < 0.001) in sitting and 20° of flexion (r = -0.25, p = 0.084) in standing position in KOA individuals. When compared to the asymptomatic, the quadriceps endurance was lower (p < 0.001), and knee joint position errors were larger (p < 0.001) in KOA individuals. Conclusion Results of this study showed that quadriceps endurance capacity is negatively associated with knee JPS. KOA individuals demonstrated lower quadriceps endurance and larger JPS compared to asymptomatic.

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