Clinical Prediction Rules for the Severity of Functional Disability in Knee Osteoarthritis | ||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||
| Volume 93, Issue 03, March 2025, Pages 221-228 PDF (102.56 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2025.423002 | ||
| Author | ||
| NAIF S.K. AL HARBI, MSc.; SALWA FADLE ABD EL-MAGEED, Ph.D. and HAMED M. AL KHOZAMY, Ph.D. . | ||
| The Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Their Surgeries, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA), is a chronic de-generative joint pathology with a global prevalence of 22.9% in individuals aged 40 and over. It is a leading cause of disability and poor quality of life worldwide due to musculoskeletal pain and functional limitations. Aim of Study: This study aimed to investigate and identify the clinical prediction rules for the severity of functional disa-bility in KOA. Subjects and Methods: Eighty patients between 50-65 years old suffering from KOA from both genders were recruit-ed for this study. Every patient was assessed by the visual an-alogue scale (VAS) to measure pain intensity and the Western Ontario and McMaster University Arthritis Index (WOMAC) Arabic version to assess knee functional disability. Results: Multivariate analysis revealed that the most sig-nificant predictors of severity of functional disability in knee osteoarthritis were pain intensity followed by functional disa-bility, with p-value (p<0.05). Conclusion: Pain intensity, functional disability are signif-icant predictors of KOA progression. These factors should be closely monitored and targeted in clinical practice to effectively manage and potentially slow the progression of knee osteoar-thritis. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Knee osteoarthritis; Clinical prediction rules; Functional disability | ||
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