Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis occupies a large portion of health expenditure, with a decline in quality of life as a fundamental cause of chronic musculoskeletal pain. 1 Patients with OA most frequently complain of pain, stiffness in joints, instability and decrease in daily living function. This creates problems in activities such as sitting-up, stair-climbing, squatting and
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