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

ÜNVER, BAYRAM; Ertekin, ÖZGE; Karatosun, VASFİ

doi:10.3233/bmr-130422

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, vol.27, no.1, pp.77-84, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 27 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.3233/bmr-130422
Journal Name: Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.77-84
Keywords: Total knee replacement, knee osteoarthritis, stair ability, fear of falling, pain
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.