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The assessment of instability in the osteoarthritic knee

Patient-reported instability is a common complaint amongst those with knee arthritis. Much research has examined the assessment of self-reported instability in the knee; however, no definitive quantitative measure of instability has been developed. This review focuses on the current literature inves...

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Autores principales: Wallace, David T., Riches, Philip E., Picard, Frédéric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6440299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30993008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.4.170079
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Sumario:Patient-reported instability is a common complaint amongst those with knee arthritis. Much research has examined the assessment of self-reported instability in the knee; however, no definitive quantitative measure of instability has been developed. This review focuses on the current literature investigating the nature of self-reported instability in the arthritic knee and discusses the possibilities of further investigation. Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2019;4:70-76. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.4.170079