Correlation between functional capacity and radiographic changes in osteoarthritic knee

One hundred patients, 88 females and 12 males, presented with knee symptoms suggestive of degenerative osteoarthritis with no other association. They were subjected to clinical examination and antero-posterior and lateral radiograms of their knees were obtained. Assessment of the functional capacity of the patients and grading of their knee radiograms were done. A highly significant correlation between the functional capacity and the radiographic changes of the osteoarthritic knee was found