Pain, fear of falling and stair climbing ability in patients with knee osteoarthritis before and after knee replacement: 6 month follow-up study.

ÜNVER B., Ertekin Ö., Karatosun V. A.

Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.77-84, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3233/bmr-130422
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.77-84
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Total knee replacement, knee osteoarthritis, stair ability, fear of falling, pain
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVES: (1) to evaluate the change in time of pain, stair climbing ability and fear of falling (FOF), (2) to determine the association between pain, stair climbing ability and FOF for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) following the knee replacement over the course of six months, (3) and to compare the results with healthy controls in terms of stair climbing ability and FOF.