Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Fiziksel Tip ve Rehabilitasyon Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.18, sa.2, ss.107-114, 2015 (Scopus)
Objective: In this study, we investigated the relationship between hip osteoarthritis and various anthropometric measurements. We expected that shorter leg length would result in greater loading on the hip joint. Methods: The study was conducted at the physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic of the Ankara Dişkapi Yildirim Beyazit Education & Research Hospital. Thirty one patients with hip osteoarthritis (22 females and 9 males) and 31 healthy controls were included into the study. Anthropometric measurements were performed for the subjects' waist circumference, hip width, hip circumference, lower side length, upper leg length, lower leg length, knee height, knee width, calf circumference. Results: Statistically significant differences were identified between the female patients and controls with regards to their neck circumference (p=0.022), upper leg length (p=0.00), and knee width (p=0.03). There were also statistically significant differences between the male patients and controls with regards to elbow width (0.001), hip width (p=0.021), upper leg length (p=0.00), lower leg length (p=0.007), and knee width (p=0.001). Conclusion: The upper leg length of female patients was shorter in comparison to the controls, and this difference was found to be statistically significant. However, this observation is not enough the hypothesis that shorter leg length would contribute to the development of hip osteoarthritis.