Biju Benjamin
Malaysia
Research Article
Detection of Non-Traumatic Knee Effusion among Asymptomatic Individual with Different type of Lifestyle and Selected Sociodemographic Factors Using Fluid Shift Test and Ultrasonography
Author(s): Myint Swe, Ramani Subramanium, Sabridah Ismail and Biju BenjaminMyint Swe, Ramani Subramanium, Sabridah Ismail and Biju Benjamin
Background history: Non-traumatic knee effusion might be the result of overuse leading to wear and tear processes or systemic diseases. Knee effusion-synovitis was a predictive of some structural abnormalities in the joint suggesting a potential role in early osteoarthritis changes. It is postulated that the active life style with prolonged standing hours predisposed for the increase prevalence of non-traumatic knee effusion even in the young age.
Method: Final year medical students and clerical office staffs from Royal college of Medicine Perak were randomly selected. Those who had some kind of physical activities (walking, jogging or any kind of sports) for more than half an hour a day at least three times per week among the students and the clerical office staffs were included in active life style group and the remaining were listed in seden.. View More»
