Knee Flexion Contractures Are Associated with Worse Pain, Stiffness, and Function in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.

Published in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2020)

Knee FCs were associated with worse pain, stiffness, and function in a severity-dependent manner in a population with or at risk of knee OA. There was an interaction between OA subcohort and FC severity (P-for-interaction <.01 for all WOMAC outcomes). Evaluation of the longitudinal effects of contracture on OA and at-risk patient outcomes is necessary.

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