Ángulo Q en pacientes adultos mayores con gonartrosis del centro de salud “El Valle” en el periodo de septiembre de 2022 – febrero 2023

Abstract

Gonarthrosis is the common degenerative process worldwide, with higher prevalence in the female sex, affecting 40% of the population over 70 years of age. A relevant risk factor for its development is joint misalignment, causing a decrease or loss of functionality and worsening the quality of life. Given this background, it is important to determine the Q angle of older adults. Objective: Describe the Q angle presented by patients with gonarthrosis at the El Valle health center in the city of Cuenca. Methodology: Quantitative study of descriptive scope, cross-sectional type, applied to 22 older adults of the Health Center in the city of Cuenca. Data were collected through semiology data and Q-angle measurement by using imaging software (Kinovea version 0.9.5). The tabulation and analysis of the results was performed with SPSS statistics 21 and the graphs were made with Excel. Results: 22 people with a mean age of 71 years were evaluated, having a sample composed of 50% of people of the female and male sex equally; a total of 9 people present a normal alignment of the Q angle, 7 people a genu varum and 6 a genu valgus. The average right Q angle in patients with gonarthrosis is 14.08º and the average left Q angle is 13.25º. Conclusion: After the data collection and analysis, it was established that, there is no a significant difference in relation to the Q angle of elderly people with gonarthrosis in El Valle health center in the city of Cuenca.