Clinical Use of Chest Expansion Corrected for Age and Sex in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Durmus, Bekir; ALTAY, ZÜHAL; Baysal, Ozlem; ERSOY, YÜKSEL; HACIEVLİYAGİL, SÜLEYMAN; Baysal, Tamer; AYTEMUR, ZEYNEP; Dogan, Erdal

doi:10.4274/tftr.30306

Clinical Use of Chest Expansion Corrected for Age and Sex in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Durmus B., ALTAY Z., Baysal O., ERSOY Y., HACIEVLİYAGİL S. S., Baysal T., ...Daha Fazla

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.57, sa.3, ss.128-133, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tftr.30306
Dergi Adı: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.128-133
Anahtar Kelimeler: Chest expansion, ankylosing spondylitis, age, sex, pulmonary function test, MOBILITY MEASUREMENTS, SPINAL MOBILITY, RELIABILITY, BATH, EXERCISE, MOTION, INDEX, TESTS
İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate if the chest expansion corrected by age and sex was appropriate for clinical practice or not and to evaluate the relation of chest expansion with pulmonary functions and disease severity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).