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KMID : 1053320060050010021
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Journal of Oriental Medical Thermology
2006 Volume.5 No. 1 p.21 ~ p.30
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The Study About The Correlation Between Assessment Instruments Of Knee OA and DITI
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Kim Hyee-Kwon
Lee Sang-Hoon
Seo Jung-Chul
Lee Seung-Deok
Choi Sun-Mi
Kim Yong-Suk
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this syudy is to validate the between Assessment Instruments of Knee OA and digital infrared thermographic imaging(DITI) and to find out the methods to assess knee OA by DITI.
Methods: 60 subjects were evaluated. They were asked to answer VAS pain scale, WOMAC, KHAQ and LFI. Correlation was assessed by examining the spearman’s rank correlation coefficients.
Results: VAS, WOMAC and LFI was correlated with not only the thermal difference between Ant. knee and Post. knee, but also the lowest temperature of Ant. knee.
Conclusion: DITI value was useful for evaluating the degree of OA. And we should find out that decrease of pain is correlated with change of DITI value.
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KEYWORD
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DITI, knee OA, correlation, VAS, WOMAC, LFI
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