Knee Osteoarthritis in Farmers: Occupational Risk, Functional Burden and Comparative Review of Patient Reported and Performance Based Assessment Scales
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a major cause of pain, functional limitation and disability. Farmers represent an important occupational population because agricultural work commonly involves kneeling, squatting, prolonged standing and walking, lifting, carrying and repetitive knee loading. Epidemiological evi...