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Passive stiffness of the quadriceps predicts the incidence of clinical knee osteoarthritis in twelve months

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Published in 2023 at "European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine"

DOI: 10.23736/s1973-9087.22.07634-1

Abstract: BACKGROUND Quadriceps weakness is a known risk factor for the onset of knee osteoarthritis (OA). In addition to muscle weakness, increased passive stiffness of the quadriceps may affect knee biomechanics and hence contribute to the… read more here.

Keywords: passive stiffness; stiffness quadriceps; clinical knee; risk ... See more keywords