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Association of muscle quantity and quality with knee extension strength in knee osteoarthritis: the Nagahama study.

Shogo OkadaMasashi TaniguchiTome IkezoeTadao TsuboyamaHiromu ItoShuichi MatsudaFumihiko MatsudaNoriaki Ichihashi
Published in: Arthritis care & research (2024)
Lower limb muscle quality was associated with knee extension strength, and the association was stronger in patients with knee OA. These findings suggest that both muscle quantity as well as quality should be assessed to better understand muscle function in patients with knee OA.
Keyphrases
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • skeletal muscle
  • lower limb
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • quality improvement
  • anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction