Assessment of quality of life in gonarthrosis

Gonarthrosis is the most frequent joint pathology of the knee. In addition to its multiple functional social and economic consequences gonarthrosis is responsible for a significant alteration in quality of life and disability. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of gonarthrosis on the quality of life of gonarthrosis patients.This was a cross-sectional monocentric descriptive study of patients with symptomatic gonarthrosis (EULAR criteria) over a 4-month period. Socio-demographic and anthropometric data comorbidities and characteristics of the gonarthrosis were recorded. The primary endpoint was quality of life assessed by the knee osteoarthritis-specific quality of life questionnaire: Arthrosis of the Lower Limbs and Quality of Life (AMIQUAL).The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score-Physical Function Short form (KOOS-PS) was used as a tool to assess the functional impact of gonarthrosis.