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Knee Osteoarthritis Grade Does Not Correlate with Quadriceps Muscle Strength or Bone Properties of the Calcaneus in Men Aged 80 Years or More Who Can Walk Independently

Purpose: Muscle weakness and bone deterioration in the elderly are related to falls and fractures, resulting in decreased mobility. Knee osteoarthritis also may contribute to falls and fractures and thereby affect mortality rates. The Kellgren–Lawrence (KL) classification is widely used in the radio...

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Autores principales: Ishii, Yoshinori, Noguchi, Hideo, Sato, Junko, Ishii, Hana, Ishii, Ryo, Toyabe, Shin-ichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7084538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32151036
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051709