Biomechanical effectiveness of a distraction-rotation knee brace in medial knee osteoarthritis: preliminary results.

Date publication

juin 2014

Journal

The Knee

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr ORNETTI Paul

Tous les auteurs :
Laroche D, Morisset C, Fortunet C, Gremeaux V, Maillefert JF, Ornetti P

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24642050

Résumé

Non-pharmacological therapies are recommended for the care of knee osteoarthritis patients. Unloader knee braces provide an interesting functional approach, which aims to modulate mechanical stress on the symptomatic joint compartment. We aimed to confirm the biomechanical effects and evaluate functional benefits of a new knee brace that combines a valgus effect with knee and tibial external rotation during gait in medial osteoarthritis patients.

Mots clés

Biomechanical Phenomena, physiology, Braces, Equipment Design, Female, Gait, physiology, Humans, Locomotion, physiology, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoarthritis, Knee, physiopathology, Patient Satisfaction, Prospective Studies, Visual Analog Scale

Référence

Knee. 2014 Jun;21(3):710-6