The assessment of instability in the osteoarthritic knee

Wallace, David T. and Riches, Philip E. and Picard, Frédéric (2019) The assessment of instability in the osteoarthritic knee. EFORT Open Reviews, 4 (3). pp. 70-76. ISSN 2058-5241 (https://doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.4.170079)

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Abstract

• Patient-reported instability is a common complaint amongst those with knee arthritis • Much research has examined the assessment of self-reported instability in the knee, however no definitive quantitative measure of instability has been developed • This review focuses on the current literature investigating the nature of self-reported instability in the arthritic knee, and discusses the possibilities of further investigation