Correlation Severity Of OA Genu Based On Lequesne Index And Radiological Description According To Kellegren And Lawrence
Siti Endah Virajati Buana, Priatna, Yudith Yunia Kusmala

Medical Faculty, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) was a degenerative, chronic, and progressive joint disease. The health problem that most often occurs in elderly was OA. Based on data, in Indonesia there was 50-60% disease as known as rheumatic was OA. This disease can occur in weight-bearing joints, especially the knee joint (genu). Symptoms include pain, stiffness, swelling, and also incompatibility to do activity. Severity of OA genu be assessed clinically by pain when walking, starting up and downing stairs also standing from sitting. Radiographic imaging can confirm the diagnosis and degree of OA. The aim of the research was to find the correlation between severity and radiologic imaging. The method of this research was analytic method by using cross sectional design involved 46 subject compatible the inclusion criteria on Orthopedic surgery and Radiology at Dustira hospital. The sampling method was consecutive sampling. First, subjects were interviewed using a questionnaire based on Lequesne Index. Next, x-ray genu expertise based on criteria of Kellegren and Lawrence. The result of this study was very significant correlation = 0,750 (p<0,001) according to the Spearman rank correlation. It can be concluded that clinical symptoms correlate with radiographic imaging. This research should be continued with other factors related to severity of OA genu, such as the effects of analgesics and NSAID, exercise, and the duration from OA genu.

Keywords: Kellegren and Lawrence, Lequesne index, Osteoarthritis genu

Topic: Clinical Practice in Pandemic Era