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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering

Comparing the effects of lower limb orthoses on knee pain, function, quality of life, and knee joint alignment in people with medial knee osteoarthritis.

Maede Mahmoodi, Mokhtar Arazpour, Mohammad Ebrahim Mousavi

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Article in Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maede MahmoodiDepartment of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-2704
Mokhtar ArazpourDepartment of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Ebrahim MousaviDepartment of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of three types of orthoses (knee orthosis, ankle foot orthosis (AFO), and foot orthosis) on knee alignment, pain, function, and quality of life in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis (MKOA). Method: Thirty patients took part in this study and were randomly assigned to three groups ( Results: After using knee orthosis and AFO, all subscales of KOOS showed significant improvement ( Conclusion: The findings indicate that knee orthosis or AFO for 6 weeks can improve clinical outcomes for individuals with MKOA. This suggests that clinicians can consider using knee orthosis and AFO among the available treatment options to improve clinical outcomes.

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Alignmentankle foot orthosisfoot orthosisfunctionorthotics deviceosteoarthritispain

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PMID39221172
PMCPMC11365030

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