Quadriceps muscle weakness influences the gait pattern in women with knee osteoarthritis

Abstract Background Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent rheumatic disease in the population and is characterized by limitation of main functional activities of daily living, as the gait. Muscle strength is a variable that may be related to performance in daily tasks.Therefore, we to analyze the gai...

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Main Authors: Deborah Hebling Spinoso, Natane Ceccatto Bellei, Nise Ribeiro Marques, Marcelo Tavella Navega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42358-018-0027-7