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7635126

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-11
pubmed:abstractText
Circumstantial evidence in the literature points towards a relationship between heavy labour and arthrosis of the knee. The aim of this study was to demonstrate which occupational activities yield the greatest knee moments and thus indicate possible gonarthrosis-inducing occupational hazards. Twelve healthy and uninjured medical students were studied in set occupational situations in a laboratory for gait analysis, using a force plate with video display of force vectors and knee joints (VIFOR). With normal walking as a baseline for moment it was found that activities involving knee flexion, such as lifting objects from one level to the other, climbing stairs and ladders, and jumping down, revealed a significant increase in moment. On the other hand, carrying objects in one or both hands did not yield significant increase in knee moment compared with normal walking. Flexed knee lifting had significantly lower moment than jumping down from a height of 0.5 m on to one or both feet. Three levels of knee moment could thus be identified, i.e., normal walking, flexed knee lifting and jumping down.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0014-0139
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1352-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Knee joint moments in work-related situations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö General Hospital (Lund University), Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't