Proximal effects of unloader bracing for medial knee osteoarthritis
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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: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1063-4584
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.676