Linking biomechanics to mobility and disability in people with knee osteoarthritis.
Knee osteoarthritis is the leading cause of chronic disability among community-dwelling adults. The factors resulting in this disability extend beyond pathology. Therefore, understanding disability requires assessment of both pathology and the day-to-day consequences of knee osteoarthritis. This review develops a novel osteoarthritis construct, "careful mobility," by linking qualitative and quantitative methods to study both patient experience and biomechanics.
Maly
Monica R
MR
School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. mmaly@mcmaster.ca
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology