Journal article
The relationship between strength and function in females with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the relationship between isokinetic concentric and eccentric quadriceps strength and function in females with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA).
METHODS: Twenty girls with JRA aged 6 to 16 years participated in the study. Function and strength were measured on one occasion. Isokinetic concentric and eccentric quadriceps torque was measured on the Kin-Com dynamometer. Function was measured with the Childhood Health …
Authors
Fan JS; Wessel J; Ellsworth J
Journal
The Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 25, No. 7, pp. 1399–1405
Publication Date
July 1998
ISSN
0315-162X