Anam Aftab, Furqan Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Naveed Babur, Amir Rauf Memon.
Risk factors in the development of knee osteoarthritis: a case-control study.
Int J Rehab Sci Jan ;04(01):7-10.

Aim & Objectives: This study aims to investigate various risk factors associated with development of knee osteoarthritis. Methodology: A case control study was conducted from March 2014 to August 2014 on population of Farash Town, Islamabad. Sample was collected through convenient sampling and data was collected using a questionnaire. There were 25 cases and 75 controls in this study and data was analyzed through SPSS version-20. Results: We found increased risk of knee osteoarthritis associated with obesity, prolong standing, female gender, bare foot walking, occupation, past history of knee injury, heavy activity more than four hour, sustained knee bending, family history of knee or other joint diseases, stair climbing, sitting on the floor for home activity, and use of high heeled shoes. Conclusion: We concluded that people are predisposed to multiple risk factors for developing knee osteoarthritis in our study population. These risk factors should be communicated to exposed individuals so that they should avoid them and consequently knee osteoarthritis.

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