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01-09-2016 | CORR Insights
CORR Insights®: Hip, Knee, and Ankle Osteoarthritis Negatively Affects Mechanical Energy Exchange
Author:
Masami Akai, MD, PhD
Published in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Issue 9/2016
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Excerpt
Energy expenditure measurement is considered a reliable method for quantitatively assessing gait disability [
4]. Few studies have examined the effects that lower limb osteoarthritis (OA) has on the joints, specifically the hip, knee, and ankle joints for patients 45 years of age or older [
2,
8]. Lower limb OA can affect the hip, knee, and ankle and is associated with joint pain, ROM limitation, and fatigue [
1,
2]. …