[Pressure digit sign in patients with knee osteoarthritis].

Introduction: it is estimated that 302 million people worldwide are affected by osteoarthritis, corresponding to 60% osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, which responsible 80% of disability in older adults, hence the importance of the association of the sign with the early inflammatory process in OA.

Objective: to determine the association of digital pressure sign in patients with and without osteoarthritis of the knee.

Material And Methods: this was an observational, comparative cross-sectional study, carried out in patients with and without a diagnosis of knee OA, to whom the digital pressure sign was determined.