MEASUREMENT OF QUADRICEPS ANGLE IN FEMALES WITH CHRONIC KNEE PAIN

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to measure the Q angle in women presenting with chronic knee pain and to find a correlation between age and quadriceps angle. Methods: This Cross sectional study was conducted at Railway hospital Rawalpindi and CDA hospital Islamabad. The study duration was 6 months from February 2016 - July 2016. Total 161 females were selected through purposive sampling. Self-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. A standard universal goniometer was used to measure the quadriceps angle. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Results: Out of the 161 females, 75(46.5%) Females having knee pain with doing job while 86(53.4%) females having knee pain without doing job. Females with age group 36 and 45 were 61. The highest frequency of Q angle was found to be 19.6 in 27 females. There was a positive intermediate correlation between age and mean Q angle of three assessments with mean and Standard deviation 21.1±1.43, whereas p=0.62 which is not significant. Conclusion: This study concludes that females with knee pain had wider quadriceps angle, Ages between 36 and 45 were having high frequency with knee pain. Females who were not doing jobs had wider Q angles. There is a positive intermediate correlation whereas p>0.05, this showed that age and mean Q angle are not related.