Correlation among Static or Dynamic Position Sense, Function of Lower Extremity and Balance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthri-tis
Abstract：Objective To study the relationship among static and dynamic position sense of lower extremity, physical function, and stat-ic and dynamic balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods 32 patients with knee osteoarthritis were tested with Lequesne Index, static and dynamic position sense of lower extremity, and fall risk of static and dynamic balance, and analyzed with Pearson correlation coef-ficient. Results The medium-to-high-frequency in postural sway correlated with Lequesne Index (r=0.36, P<0.05) and fall risk index of stat-ic balance (r=0.85, P<0.001), but not with the fall risk index of dynamic balance (r=0.30, P>0.05). The reposition accuracy error of the un-affected/mild-affected lower extremity and affected/severe-affected lower extremity correlated with Lequesne Index (r=0.33~0.39, P<0.05), the fall risk index of static (r=0.38~0.45, P<0.05) and dynamic balance (r=0.65~0.70, P<0.05). Conclusion Lower extremity dysfunction post knee osteoarthritis would result in poor proprioception that maintains balance.
Keywords：knee osteoarthritisproprioceptionbalance
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1064-1068 )