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African Journal of Biomedical Research
Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group
ISSN: 1119-5096
Vol. 10, No. 2, 2007, pp. 211 - 216
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Bioline Code: md07029
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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African Journal of Biomedical Research, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2007, pp. 211 - 216
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Isotonic Quadriceps-Hamstring Strength Ratios of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and Apparently Healthy Controls
Adegoke, B.O.A.; Mordi, E.L.; Akinpelu, O.A. & Jaiyesimi, A.O.
Abstract
This study was conducted to compare the isotonic quadriceps-hamstring
(Q/H) ratios of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and apparently healthy
control subjects. The relationships between Q/H ratio and each of height,
total body weight, age and Quetelet index of both groups were also
investigated. Participants in the study were twenty patients with knee OA (13
females and 7 males) and 20 (11 females and 9 males) apparently healthy
control subjects. The mean ages of the OA and control subjects were
53.20±8.51 and 40.05 ± 7.94 years respectively. Isotonic hamstring strength
(ITHS) and isotonic quadriceps strength (ITQS) were estimated using the one
repetition maximum (1-RM) format. Q/H ratio was estimated by dividing the
quadriceps muscle strength by the hamstring muscle strength. Data were
summarized as mean and standard deviation. The independent t-test was used
to compare the mean of the variables of age, weight, height, Quetelet index
(QI), isotonic quadriceps strength (ITQS), isotonic hamstrings strength
(ITHS) and isotonic quadriceps/hamstrings strength ratio (Q/H) between the
two groups. The µ-level was set at 0.05. Results showed a significantly
higher ITQS (p=0.01) and ITHS (p=0.00) for the apparently healthy control
subjects than the patients with knee OA. The patient group had a significantly
higher age (p=0.00), weight (p=0.03) and QI (p=0.01) than the control group
but the two groups of subjects had similar Height (p=0.30) and Q/H ratio
(p=0.07).
Keywords
Osteoarthritis, quadriceps-hamstring ratio, muscular strength, isotonic strength
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