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ArticleArthritis2012

The effect of hip bracing on gait in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis.

David Wallace, Christa Barr

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Article in Arthritis, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David WallaceDepartment of Physical Therapy, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT 06518, USA.
Christa Barr
Quinnipiac University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. Impaired hip motion has been associated with heightened medial knee joint loading in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). A hip external rotation strap designed to pull the femur into external rotation and abduction may serve as one protective mechanism. The primary aim of our study is to determine if the strap decreases medial knee joint loading during level walking in people with knee OA. Design. This study is a single-day repeated measures design. Methods. 15 volunteers with medial knee OA underwent motion analysis data collection during two randomly assigned walking conditions: (1) wearing the strap and (2) control (no strap). Primary outcome measures were peak pelvis, hip and knee joint motions, and torques. These outcomes were averaged across five trials for each condition. Results. Hip abduction (P < 0.01), trunk lean towards the stance limb (P = 0.04) and pelvic tilt (P = 0.02) significantly increased with the strap versus control trials. Knee adduction loading did not significantly change with the strap (P = 0.33). Conclusion. The use of the hip external rotation strap resulted in angular changes at the hip and pelvis which may be beneficial for patients with medial knee osteoarthritis.

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PMID22888422
PMCPMC3410309
OpenAlexW2137145938

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