The Role of Knee Alignment in Disease Progression and Functional Decline in Knee Osteoarthritis
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This is the first demonstration that in primary knee OA varus alignment increases risk of medial OA progression, that valgus alignment increased risk of lateral OA progress, that burden of malalignment predicts decline in physical function, and that these effects can be detected after as little as 18 months of observation.Abstract:
ContextKnee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability in older persons.
Few risk factors for disease progression or functional decline have been identified.
Hip-knee-ankle alignment influences load distribution at the knee; varus and
valgus alignment increase medial and lateral load, respectively.ObjectiveTo test the hypotheses that (1) varus alignment increases risk of medial
knee OA progression during the subsequent 18 months, (2) valgus alignment
increases risk of subsequent lateral knee OA progression, (3) greater severity
of malalignment is associated with greater subsequent loss of joint space,
and (4) greater burden of malalignment is associated with greater subsequent
decline in physical function.Design and SettingProspective longitudinal cohort study conducted March 1997 to March
2000 at an academic medical center in Chicago, Ill.ParticipantsA total of 237 persons recruited from the community with primary knee
OA, defined by presence of definite tibiofemoral osteophytes and at least
some difficulty with knee-requiring activity; 230 (97%) completed the study.Main Outcome MeasuresProgression of OA, defined as a 1-grade increase in severity of joint
space narrowing on semiflexed, fluoroscopically confirmed knee radiographs;
change in narrowest joint space width; and change in physical function between
baseline and 18 months, compared by knee alignment at baseline.ResultsVarus alignment at baseline was associated with a 4-fold increase in
the odds of medial progression, adjusting for age, sex, and body mass index
(adjusted odds ratio [OR], 4.09; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.20-7.62).
Valgus alignment at baseline was associated with a nearly 5-fold increase
in the odds of lateral progression (adjusted OR, 4.89; 95% CI, 2.13-11.20).
Severity of varus correlated with greater medial joint space loss during the
subsequent 18 months (R = 0.52; 95% CI, 0.40-0.62
in dominant knees), and severity of valgus correlated with greater subsequent
lateral joint space loss (R = 0.35; 95% CI, 0.21-0.47
in dominant knees). Having alignment of more than 5° (in either direction)
in both knees at baseline was associated with significantly greater functional
deterioration during the 18 months than having alignment of 5° or less
in both knees, after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, and pain.ConclusionThis is, to our knowledge, the first demonstration that in primary knee
OA varus alignment increases risk of medial OA progression, that valgus alignment
increases risk of lateral OA progression, that burden of malalignment predicts
decline in physical function, and that these effects can be detected after
as little as 18 months of observation.read more
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