O 076 - Gait and knee function in individuals with mild to severe knee osteoarthritis – A cross-sectional study

The Gait Deviation Index for kinematics (GDI) and kinetics (GDI-kinetic) summarizes overall ‘gait quality’ into a single score from a 3-dimensional (3D) gait analysis and have been reported to identify deviant gait in patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) [1]. The Single Limb Mini Squat test (SLMS) is a reliable test of knee function in individuals with knee OA and has p reviously been shown to be moderately associated with GDI-kinetic in patients scheduled for TKA. However, it is unknown if simple performance based measures like SLMS or measurements that includes quantitative 3D gait analysis may provide a more comprehensive description of function in individuals w ith mild to severe knee OA.

Source: Gait and Posture - July 26, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: J. Eriksson Naili, E.W. Brostr öm, E.M. Roos, B. Clausen, A. Holsgaard-Larsen Tags: Short communication Source Type: research