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http://dx.doi.org/10.12674/ptk.2019.26.1.060

Validity and Reliability of Ultrasound Measurement of Knee Joint Space Width in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis  

Kim, Geon (Dept. of physical therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei university)
Cha, Young-joo (Dept. of physical therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei university)
Shin, Ji-won (Dept. of physical therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei university)
You, Sung-hyun (Dept. of physical therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei university)
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Physical Therapy Korea / v.26, no.1, 2019 , pp. 60-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a single most arthritic disease. Knee joint space width (JSW) is commonly used for grading severity of knee OA. However, previous studies did not established criterion validity and test-retest reliability of ultrasound (US) image for measuring JSW. Objects: The aim of this study was to establish criterion validity and test-retest reliability of US measurement of medial and lateral knee JSW. Methods: Twenty-nine subjects with knee OA were participated. The US and X-ray were used to measure knee JSW. One sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to confirm the data normal distribution. Pearson correlation coefficient and ICC were used to calculated and establish criterion validity and test-retest reliability, respectively. Results: US measurement of medial and lateral knee JSW was highly correlated with radiographic imaging measure (r=.714 and .704, respectively). Test-retest reliabilities of medial and lateral knee JSW were excellent correlated (ICC=.959 for medial side and .988 for lateral side, respectively). Conclusion: US may be valid tool to measure knee JSW.
Keywords
Knee joint space width; Knee osteoarthritis; Reliability; Ultrasound; Validity;
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