Hip muscle strength in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip: aspects of the reproducibility of measurement, training and its relevance to self-reported physical function

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip is a common disease among elderly adults and its prevalence increases with age. Hip OA is presumed to be a group of diseases resulting in the same pathological pathway, but its etiology is not completely understood. The major symptoms are joint pain, joint s...

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Main Author: Steinhilber, Benjamin
Other Authors: Technische Universität Chemnitz, Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz 2012
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