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Lateral wedge insoles show no benefit in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis

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February 2014

Lateral wedge insoles show no benefit in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis

Vol: 3| Issue: 2| Number:13| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Lateral wedge insoles for medial knee osteoarthritis: 12 month randomised controlled trial

BMJ. 2011 May 18;342:d2912. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2912

Contributing Authors:
KL Bennell KA Bowles C Payne F Cicuttini E Williamson A Forbes F Hanna M Davies-Tuck A Harris RS Hinman

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200 patients were randomized to evaluate the effect of lateral wedge insoles on improving symptoms and slowing structural disease progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Patients wore either full length 5 degree lateral wedged insoles or flat control insoles daily for 12 months. Results indicated that there were no significant between-group differences regarding changes in overall pain or medial ...

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