Enhanced echo intensity in vastus medialis is associated with worsening of functional disabilities and symptoms in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a 3-year longitudinal study
Abstract:Background: Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) experience muscle quality loss, and is characterized by the enhanced echo intensity (EI) of the vastus medialis (VM) muscles and a high extracellular water-to-intracellular water (ECW/ICW) ratio of the thigh. No longitudinal study has investigated the association of muscle degeneration at baseline with the progression of functional disabilities and symptoms in patients with knee OA, with a focus on muscle quality measured as EI and ECW/ICW. This study aimed to… Show more
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