Braces and orthoses for treating osteoarthritis of the knee
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Unloader Braces for Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis
BACKGROUND For persons with unicompartment knee osteoarthritis (OA), off-unloader braces are a mechanical intervention designed to reduce pain, improve physical function, and possibly slow disease progression. Pain relief is thought to be mediated by distracting the involved compartment via external varus or valgus forces applied to the knee. In so doing, tibiofemoral alignment is improved, and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd004020.pub3