Evaluación funcional de la articulación de la rodilla en adultos mayores con artrosis que asisten al Centro Gerontológico “Dr. Arsenio De La Torre Marcillo”.

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative wear that affects the cartilage which can cause pain and disability to people who suffer from it. This disease is classified as multifactorial due to the combination of predisposing factors such as age, obesity, genetic composition among others. Although, the treatment focuses on pain reduction and improvement of the affected joint. This disease affects more women as older adults, but even so it can occur in young people. The purpose of the project is to carry out an evaluation; the Womac questionnaire , Goniometer Test and Muscular Test to elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis, to determine their level of functionality and degrees of pain, who attend the Municipal Gerontological Center "Dr. Arsenio De la Torre Marcillo ". The research work uses a quantitative approach with a descriptive scope and non-experimental design, the sample is 40 patients aged 50 to 80 years with osteoarthritis of the knee, who were applied the Womac questionnaire to assess functionality, rigidity and pain. The results determined that 56% of the population presents a large percentage of decrease in functional capacity, 72% of the patients present a lot of pain when standing for a long time, and finally 61% of the population has morning stiffness, We can conclude that there is a high prevalence of symptomatology present in these patients, of which 88% belong to the female sex and 40% indicate the number of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who attend the Gerontological center belongs to the range between 61 to 70 years old.