Test Methods to Detect Hip and Knee Muscle Weakness and Gait Disturbance in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis Anton Rasch, MD, Nils Dalén, MD, PhD, Hans E. Berg, MD, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 86, Issue 12, Pages 2371-2376 (December 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.05.019 Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Subject seated (A) for the measurement of maximal voluntary knee extension or flexion force. Standing position (B) for hip extension, flexion, abduction, or adduction force. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 86, 2371-2376DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2005.05.019) Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Mean values in maximal voluntary isometric muscle strength ± standard deviation (SD) for right limb in young healthy controls (young; n=10), elderly healthy controls (aged; n=13), and arthritic leg in patients with OA (OA; n=11). Abbreviations: Abd, abduction; Add, adduction; HE, hip extension; HF, hip flexion; KE, knee extension; KF, knee flexion. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 86, 2371-2376DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2005.05.019) Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Mean values in maximal voluntary isometric muscle strength ± SD for right limb in young and elderly healthy controls (n=23) in test and retest. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 86, 2371-2376DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2005.05.019) Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions