The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2005;87:114-119.
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In Vivo Three-Dimensional Determination of the Effectiveness of the Osteoarthritic Knee Brace: A Multiple Brace Analysis

Matthew C. Nadaud, MD, Richard D. Komistek, PHD, Mohamed R. Mahfouz, PHD, Douglas A. Dennis, MD and Matthew R. Anderle, BS

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Richard D. Komistek, PhD
The University of Tennessee, 301 Perkins Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996. E-mail address: rkomiste@utk.edu

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Previous kinematic studies on the effects of knee braces have concentrated primarily on the anterior cruciate ligament and the effects of bracing to stabilize the knee that has a deficiency of this ligament1-23. The majority of those studies have concentrated on the analysis of functional knee braces with use of arthrometers2,3,5-8,10-15. Other studies have concentrated on the analysis of femorotibial translation through the use of roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis techniques4,9,16,17, subjective evaluation of bracing by categorizing pain and functional ability18-22, and the determination of the effectiveness of different types of knee braces, such as cast bracing23-26. Although minimal research evaluating the efficiency of off-loading braces for the treatment of unicompartmental arthritic degeneration has been performed, a previous study with an initial fluoroscopic analysis determined that bracing is an effective treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee in nonobese patients under weight-bearing conditions27. In that investigation . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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