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Valgus knee brace vs lateral wedged insole for biomechanical & clinical effects of knee OA

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July 2016

Valgus knee brace vs lateral wedged insole for biomechanical & clinical effects of knee OA

Vol: 5| Issue: 7| Number:10| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A comparison of the biomechanical effects of valgus knee braces and lateral wedged insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Gait Posture. 2013 Mar;37(3):368-72

Contributing Authors:
RK Jones CJ Nester JD Richards WY Kim DS Johnson S Jari P Laxton SF Tyson

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28 patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized to the order in which they received either a pair of lateral wedged insoles or an off-the-shelf valgus knee brace for two consecutive weeks in this cross-over randomized trial. A 2 week washout period was used between treatments. The purpose of this study was to determine the biomechanical and clinical effects of these two treatments as ass...

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