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KMID : 0615720090260060171
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2009 Volume.26 No. 6 p.171 ~ p.178
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Study on the Correlation between DITI and Assessment Instruments of Knee OA
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Kim Young-Jin
Lee So-Young
Lee Min-Ho
Yoo Seung-Yeon
Lee Seung-Hoon
Nam Sang-Su
Lee Jae-Dong
Choi Do-Young
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Abstract
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Objectives : To investigate the correlation between DITI and assessment instruments of knee OA.
Methods : Data were obtained from 127 subjects with OA of the knee. They were asked to answer VAS pain scale, LFI, WOMAC and KHAQ. Correlation was assessed by examing the pearson’s correlation and spearman’s rank correlation coefficients.
Results : The thermal difference between the patella of knee was correlated with VAS, LFI and WOMAC. Age, duration, BMI and sex were not correlated with the thermal differences of each region.
Conclusions : DITI value was useful for evaluating the severity of OA. And we should find out the standardization of analysis of DITI value for diagnosis of OA.
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KEYWORD
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Osteoarthritis, DITI, thermography, correlation, VAS, WOMAC, LFI
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