Study of the relation between body weight and functional limitations and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the influence of the body weight in functional capacity and pain of adult and elderly individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Methods The sample consisted of 107 adult and elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis divided into two groups (adequate weight/adiposity and...

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Main Authors: Fábio Marcon Alfieri, Natália Cristina de Oliveira Vargas e Silva, Linamara Rizzo Battistella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082017000300307&lng=en&tlng=en