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

Eur J Phys Rehabil Med · 2023 · PMC10037105 · PMID 36598343

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We hypothesized that increased passive stiffness of the quadriceps muscle at baseline would be associated with a higher risk of developing clinical knee OA at the 12-month follow-up, and that this association may be significant for each muscle head.

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