The Influence of Wedged Insoles on Knee and Ankle Moments and Angular Impulses during Walking
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High frontal plane knee joint angular impulse has been associated with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and knee osteoarthritis (OA) [1,2]. Interventions that reduce frontal plane knee joint loading may provide clinical benefits. Wedged insoles have widely been proposed as one form of such an intervention. It has been shown that a laterally wedged insole can effectively decrease the peak frontal plane knee moments and reduce knee OA progression [3]. Medially wedged insoles have been associated with a reduced ankle inversion moment during stance [4]. Nevertheless, it is still unknown whether wedged insoles can reduce the knee joint frontal plane moments without increasing the loading in the ankle joint. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of lateral and medial wedged insoles on knee and ankle joint moments and angular impulses during walking.
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