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Table 4 Advantages and limitations of this study

From: Unilateral-dominant reduction in muscle volume in female knee osteoarthritis patients: computed tomography-based analysis of bilateral sides

Advantages

Limitations

• CT-based analysis of bilateral muscle volume accurately reflects muscle strength in patients with KOA.

• CT-based analysis of bilateral muscle volume enables exclusion of parameters such as age and BMI, which affect muscle mass and strength.

• The analyzed muscle comprises several different muscles, including the rectus femoris, biceps femoris, and adductor longus.

• This study was a cross-sectional study.

• Patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis were included among the participants.

  1. CT computed tomography, KOA knee osteoarthritis, BMI body mass index
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X