Knee varus–valgus motion during gait – a measure of joint stability in patients with osteoarthritis?

Martin Van Der Esch; Martijn Steultjens; Jaap Harlaar; Nienke Wolterbeek; Dirk Knol; Joost Dekker

doi:10.1016/j.joca.2007.08.008

Knee varus–valgus motion during gait – a measure of joint stability in patients with osteoarthritis?

Martin Van Der Esch, Martijn Steultjens, Jaap Harlaar, Nienke Wolterbeek, Dirk Knol, Joost Dekker

Podiatry

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the validity of varus–valgus motion as a measure of knee joint stability by establishing the relationship of varus–valgus motion with muscle strength, joint proprioception, joint laxity and skeletal alignment in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	471-477
Number of pages	7
Journal	Annals of Rheumatic Diseases : the EULAR journal
Volume	67
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2007.08.008
Publication status	Published - Apr 2008

Keywords

muscle strength
podiatry
knee osteoarthritis
gait analysis

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10.1016/j.joca.2007.08.008

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