scholarly journals Vibratory perception threshold in young and middle-aged patients at high risk of knee osteoarthritis compared to controls

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Bloch Thorlund ◽  
Najia Shakoor ◽  
Eva Ageberg ◽  
Louise Fleng Sandal ◽  
Joel A. Block ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Aged Patients ◽  
Perception Threshold ◽  
Vibratory Perception Threshold ◽  
Vibratory Perception

scholarly journals Middle-aged patients with an MRI-verified medial meniscal tear report symptoms commonly associated with knee osteoarthritis

2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 664-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristoffer B Hare ◽  
L Stefan Lohmander ◽  
Nina Jullum Kise ◽  
May Arna Risberg ◽  
Ewa M Roos
Keyword(s):  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Meniscal Tear ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Aged Patients ◽  
Medial Meniscal Tear

Change in self-reported outcomes and objective physical function over 7 years in middle-aged subjects with or at high risk of knee osteoarthritis

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
E M Roos ◽  
A B Bremander ◽  
M Englund ◽  
L S Lohmander
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Observation Time ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Aged Subjects ◽  
Over Time

Objective:In the present work, we describe the clinical course and predictors of change in self-reported outcomes and objectively assessed physical function over time in middle-aged subjects at high risk of, or with knee osteoarthritis (OA).Methods:We examined 259 subjects (mean (SD) age 52.6 (10.4)) at mean 18 and 25 years after previous meniscectomy and 50 population-based age- and sex-matched reference subjects with the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), one-leg hop for distance and number of knee-bendings in 30 s. Radiographic OA was defined as equivalent to Kellgren and Lawrence grade 2 or worse.Results:At first assessment, meniscectomised subjects reported worse pain, function and quality of life compared with the reference group (p<0.001). They also performed fewer knee-bendings per 30 s (27 vs 31, p = 0.02). The meniscectomised patients worsened over the 4–10-year observation time in all measured outcomes (p<0.001), and to a greater extent than the reference group in pain (−5, 95% CI −10 to 0) and one-leg hop (−11, 95% CI −18 to −3). Being a woman, or having radiographic knee OA, enhanced the worsening in self-reported and objectively assessed outcomes. Older age and a higher body mass index (BMI) influenced objectively assessed physical function, but not self-reported outcomes.Conclusion:Worsening over time in knee-related pain and function is greater in meniscectomised subjects compared with reference subjects. Rehabilitative efforts may be warranted in middle-aged meniscectomised patients, especially in women and those who have developed radiographic knee OA, who are at greater risk of worsening.

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