BACKGROUND Lateral knee osteoarthritis is notably common after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). While valgus bracing has been investigated as an intervention for medial knee osteoarthritis (OA), little is known about the effectiveness of varus bracing for lateral knee OA after ACLR. PURPOSE To determine the immediate effects of a varus unloader knee brace on gait biomechanics...

PURPOSE The treatment of pectus carinatum (PC) has classically been operative, though compressive orthotic braces have been used with good success in recent years. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the use of radiologic measurements in a successful bracing protocol. METHODS Sixty-three patients with PC have been evaluated for an 8-year span. The average age is 13.3 +/- 2.5. Follow-up...

This paper presents three-dimensional static modeling of the human lumbar spine to be used in the formation of anatomically-correct movement patterns for a fully cable-actuated robotic lumbar spine which can mimic in vivo human lumbar spine movements to provide better hands-on training for medical students. The mathematical model incorporates five lumbar vertebrae between the first lumbar verte...

9 This paper presents three-dimensional static modeling of the 10 human lumbar spine to be used in the formation of anatomically11 correct movement patterns for a fully cable-actuated robotic 12 lumbar spine which can mimic in vivo human lumbar spine move13 ments to provide better hands-on training for medical students. 14 The mathematical model incorporates five lumbar vertebrae 15 between the...