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SUBMITTER: Wen L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5708816 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wen Lihui L Shin Min-Ho MH Kang Ji-Hyoun JH Yim Yi-Rang YR Kim Ji-Eun JE Lee Jeong-Won JW Lee Kyung-Eun KE Park Dong-Jin DJ Kim Tae-Jong TJ Kweon Sun-Seog SS Lee Young-Hoon YH Yun Yong-Woon YW Lee Shin-Seok SS
PloS one 20171130 11
<h4>Objectives</h4>We assessed whether grip strength was related to various types of radiographic damage in Korean adults with osteoarthritis (OA).<h4>Methods</h4>Data from 2,251 subjects enrolled in the Dong-gu study, who had no hand joint pain, were analyzed to investigate the relationship between grip strength and OA. Hand grip strength was measured using a hand-held dynamometer, and radiographs of the hand and knee were scored according to a semi-quantitative grading system. Multiple linear ...[more]