The association between submaximal quadriceps force steadiness and the knee adduction moment during walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis
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The association between submaximal quadriceps force steadiness and the knee adduction moment during walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis. / Sørensen, Tina Juul; Langberg, Henning; Aaboe, Jens; Bandholm, Thomas; Bliddal, Henning; Henriksen, Marius.
In: Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Vol. 41, No. 8, 2011, p. 592-9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The association between submaximal quadriceps force steadiness and the knee adduction moment during walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis
AU - Sørensen, Tina Juul
AU - Langberg, Henning
AU - Aaboe, Jens
AU - Bandholm, Thomas
AU - Bliddal, Henning
AU - Henriksen, Marius
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between quadriceps force steadiness and knee adduction moment during walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that quadriceps force steadiness is impaired in patients with knee OA. Furthermore, patients with knee OA, compared to healthy controls, have also demonstrated a significantly higher external knee adduction moment during walking. However, no studies have examined the relationship between quadriceps force steadiness and the peak knee adduction moment during walking in this population. METHODS: Forty-one patients with knee OA (34 females and 7 males) were included in the study. Submaximal isometric quadriceps force steadiness was measured during a force target-tracking task. Peak knee adduction moments during ambulation were measured using a 3-dimensional gait analysis system, and knee pain was assessed using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) pain subscale and a visual analog scale. RESULTS: Regression analyses showed that quadriceps force steadiness did not predict the peak knee adduction moment (adjusted R2 = 0.05, P = .41). Inclusion of covariates did not change the outcome. CONCLUSION: No statistically significant association between submaximal isometric quadriceps force steadiness and peak knee external adduction moments during walking was found. It could be speculated that submaximal isometric quadriceps muscle force steadiness and knee joint loads during walking represent 2 distinctive pathways and may have independent influences on knee OA pathogenesis.
AB - STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between quadriceps force steadiness and knee adduction moment during walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that quadriceps force steadiness is impaired in patients with knee OA. Furthermore, patients with knee OA, compared to healthy controls, have also demonstrated a significantly higher external knee adduction moment during walking. However, no studies have examined the relationship between quadriceps force steadiness and the peak knee adduction moment during walking in this population. METHODS: Forty-one patients with knee OA (34 females and 7 males) were included in the study. Submaximal isometric quadriceps force steadiness was measured during a force target-tracking task. Peak knee adduction moments during ambulation were measured using a 3-dimensional gait analysis system, and knee pain was assessed using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) pain subscale and a visual analog scale. RESULTS: Regression analyses showed that quadriceps force steadiness did not predict the peak knee adduction moment (adjusted R2 = 0.05, P = .41). Inclusion of covariates did not change the outcome. CONCLUSION: No statistically significant association between submaximal isometric quadriceps force steadiness and peak knee external adduction moments during walking was found. It could be speculated that submaximal isometric quadriceps muscle force steadiness and knee joint loads during walking represent 2 distinctive pathways and may have independent influences on knee OA pathogenesis.
KW - Aged
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Isometric Contraction
KW - Knee Joint
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Osteoarthritis, Knee
KW - Quadriceps Muscle
KW - Walking
U2 - 10.2519/jospt.2011.3481
DO - 10.2519/jospt.2011.3481
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21765221
VL - 41
SP - 592
EP - 599
JO - Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
JF - Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
SN - 0190-6011
IS - 8
ER -
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