185 CAN WE PREDICT RESPONDERS TO LATERAL WEDGE INSOLES IN PATIENTS WITH MEDIAL KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS?

Lateral wedge insoles for medial knee osteoarthritis: 12 month randomised controlled trial

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of lateral wedge insoles compared with flat control insoles on improving symptoms and slowing structural disease progression in medial knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Community in Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS 200 people aged 50 or more with clinical and radiographic diagnosis of mild to moderately severe medial knee ost...

Lateral wedge shoe insoles for medial knee osteoarthritis: a 12-month randomised controlled trial

Methods A randomised participantand assessor-blinded controlled trial was used. 200 people aged 50 or more with clinical and radiographic diagnosis of mild-to-moderately severe medial knee OA were recruited. The interventions consisted of full-length 5° lateral wedged insoles or flat control insoles worn inside the shoes daily for 12 months. The primary symptomatic outcome was change in overall...

Lateral wedge insoles as a conservative treatment for pain in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis.

IMPORTANCE There is no consensus regarding the efficacy of lateral wedge insoles as a treatment for pain in medial knee osteoarthritis. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether lateral wedge insoles reduce pain in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis compared with an appropriate control. DATA SOURCES Databases searched include the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, AMED, MEDLI...

comparison the effect of 3 point valgus stress knee support and lateral wedge insoles in medial compartment knee osteoarthritis

Comparison the Effect of 3 Point Valgus Stress Knee Support and Lateral Wedge Insoles in Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis

BACKGROUND There are many opinions and controversies regard the effect of lateral wedge insoles and valgus stress 3point knee braces in treatment of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA). In this study we compared the effect of lateral wedge insoles and 3 point knee supports in treatment of medial compartment knee OA. METHOD Sixty patients (35-65 years), with knee pain and genu varum an...