A comparison between laterally wedged insoles and ankle-foot orthoses for the treatment of medial osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized cross-over trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare biomechanical and clinical outcome of laterally wedged insoles (LWI) and an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis.

Design

Single-centre, block-randomized, cross-over controlled trial.

Setting

Outpatient clinic.

Subjects

About 39 patients with symptomatic medial knee osteoarthritis.

Interventions

Patients started with either LWI or AFO, determined randomly, and six weeks later changed to the alternative.

Main measures

Change in the 1st maximum of external knee adduction moment (eKAM) was assessed with gait analysis. Additional outcomes were other kinetic and kinematic changes and the patient-reported outcomes EQ-5D-5L, Oxford Knee Score (OKS), American Knee Society Clinical Rating System (AKSS),

SUBMITTER: Schwarze M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8193604 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature