Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic degenerative diseases in the world, which progresses slowly, can cause pain, stiffness and dysfunction, and reduces the quality of life.~OA is particularly common in weight-bearing joints such as the knee and the functional status of patients with OA is adversely affected various factors such as immobility due to pain, decrease in muscle strength and joint range of motion, etc.~In relation to this, walking difficulty and decrease in walking speed, balance problems and an increase in the risk of falling are a picture that can be encountered in the later stages of the disease.~The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between QF strength, QF thickness, femoral cartilage thickness, knee function, balance, kinesiophobia and gait of the patients with knee OA.
This study perform to investigate the relationship between quadriceps femoris (QF) strength, QF thickness, femoral cartilage thickness, knee function, balance, kinesiophobia and gait of the patients with knee osteoarthritis.