Hasannejad A, Namvar H, Ezzati K, Ghiasi F, Hosseinifar M, Akbari A et al . The Correlation of Supra Patella Effusion With Pain and Disability in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal 2020; 18 (2) :155-162
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1- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
2- Department of Physiotherapy, Health Promotion Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
3- Neuroscience Research Center, Poorsina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
4- Department of Ortopedic, Ortopedic Research Center, Poursina Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract: (2838 Views)
Objectives: The present research aimed to evaluate the relationship of supra patella effusion with pain and disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Ultrasonography (US).
Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 60 patients with knee OA (Mean±SD score of body mass index: 29.81±5.64 kg/m2 and age: 50.48±7.57 years) were selected by nonprobability sampling method. Supra patella effusion was evaluated using an US. All study subjects completed the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) for pain and disability outcomes, respectively. To evaluate the relationship between effusion, disability, and pain, the Pearson’s correlation coefficient was employed.
Results: There was a poor but significant relationship between the area of effusion (r=0.27, P=0.03), the thickness of effusion (r=0.32, P=0.01), with pain. No correlation was found between the trace of effusion (r=-0.08, P=0.5) and pain. The area of effusion (r=0.1, P=0.17), the thickness of effusion (r=0.08, P=0.51), and the trace of effusion (r=0.0, P=0.9) were not correlated with disability.
Discussion: The effusion of supra patella was slightly correlated with pain. In contrast, the effusion of supra patella demonstrated no correlation with disability.
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● Supra patella effusion is correlated with pain.
● No association was found between disability and supra patella effusion.
Plain Language Summary
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. In patients with knee OA, edema around the joint causes knee pain and disability. To determine the edema, many researchers have used Ultrasonography (US). This study evaluated the relationship between supra patellar edema, pain, and disability in patients with knee OA by US. Our findings demonstrated that joint edema revealed a poor and significant correlation with pain, but it was not correlated with disability.
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Physiotherapy Received: 2019/07/24 | Accepted: 2019/09/23 | Published: 2020/06/1
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