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| Title |
Balance and Risk of Fall in Individuals with Bilateral Mild and Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0092270 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nafiseh Khalaj, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Mahboobeh Mehdikhani, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas |
| Abstract |
Balance is essential for mobility and performing activities of daily living. People with knee osteoarthritis display impairment in knee joint proprioception. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate balance and risk of fall in individuals with bilateral mild and moderate knee osteoarthritis. Sixty subjects aged between 50 and 70 years volunteered in this study. They were categorized into three groups which were healthy (n = 20), mild (n = 20) and moderate (n = 20) bilateral knee osteoarthritis groups. Dynamic and static balance and risk of fall were assessed using Biodex Stability System. In addition, Timed Up and Go test was used as a clinical test for balance. Results of this study illustrated that there were significant differences in balance (dynamic and static) and risk of fall between three groups. In addition, the main (most significant) difference was found to be between healthy group and moderate group. Furthermore, on clinical scoring of balance, the "Timed Up and Go" test, all three groups showed significant difference. In conclusion, bilateral knee osteoarthritis impaired the balance and increased the risk of fall, particularly in people with moderate knee osteoarthritis. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 215 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 210 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 40 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 10% |
| Researcher | 14 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 32 | 15% |
| Unknown | 67 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 31 | 14% |
| Engineering | 19 | 9% |
| Sports and Recreations | 14 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 8% |
| Unknown | 79 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 April 2014.
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#7,342,422
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#87,608
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#79,681
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#2,244
of 5,432 outputs
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