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Static Knee Alignment Measurements among Caucasians and African Americans: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Fecha
2009Registro en:
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, v.36, n.9, p.1987-1990, 2009
0315-162X
10.3899/jrheum.081294
Autor
NELSON, Amanda E.
BRAGA, Larissa
BRAGA-BAIAK, Andresa
ATASHILI, Julius
SCHWARTZ, Todd A.
RENNER, Jordan B.
HELMICK, Charles G.
JORDAN, Joanne M.
Institución
Resumen
Objective. To determine if knee alignment measures differ between African Americans and Caucasians without radiographic knee osteoarthritis (rOA). Methods. A single knee was randomly selected from 175 participants in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project without rOA in either knee. Anatomic axis, condylar, tibia] plateau, and condylar plateau angles were measured by I radiologist; means were compared and adjusted for age and body mass index (BMI). Results. There were no significant differences in knee alignment measurements between Caucasians and African Americans among men or women. Conclusion. Observed differences in knee rOA occurrence between African Americans and Caucasians are not explained by differences in static knee alignment. (First Release July 15 2009; J Rheumatol 2009;36:1987-90; doi: 10.3899/jrheum.081294)