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ArticleSultan Qaboos University medical journal2020

The Effects of Knee Orthosis with Two Degrees of Freedom Joint Design on Gait and Sit-to-Stand Task in Patients with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis.

Siamak Aghajani Fesharaki, Farzam Farahmand, Hassan Saeedi, Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Ehsan Abdollahy, Amir Ahmadi, Nader Maroufi

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Article in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Siamak Aghajani FesharakiDepartment of Orthotics & Prosthetics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farzam FarahmandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Hassan SaeediDepartment of Orthotics & Prosthetics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Ahmad RaeissadatPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ehsan AbdollahyDepartment of Biomechanics, Djavad Mowafaghian Research Centre of Intelligent Neuro-Rehabilitation Technologies, Tehran, Iran.
Amir AhmadiDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nader MaroufiDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRSharif University of Technology · IR

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Abstract

objectivesKnee bracing as a conservative treatment option for patients with medial knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is of great interest to health practitioners and patients alike. Optimal orthotic knee joint structure is essential to achieve biomechanical and clinical effectiveness. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the effects of a knee orthosis with a new two-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) joint design on selected gait parameters and in a sit-to-stand task in patients with mild-to-moderate medial KOA.

methodsThis study was conducted both at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic in Shahid Modarres Academic Hospital and the Biomechanical Laboratory of Rehabilitation Faculty of Iran University of medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran from September 2015 to October 2017. The gait performance of 16 patients was assessed without an orthosis, using a common one-DOF (DOF) knee orthosis and using the same knee orthosis with a two-DOF orthotic joint design. The interactive shearing force between limb and brace in the shell area during a sit-to-stand test was also identified. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to analyse the data.

resultsCompared with walking with no orthosis, both orthosis conditions reduced the external knee adduction moment significantly (

conclusionThe two-DOF knee orthosis was more comfortable compared to the one-DOF knee orthosis during deep knee flexion. Otherwise, the one-DOF- and two-DOF-braces performed similarly.

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Osteoarthritis, KneeBiomechanical PhenomenaGaitHumansIranOrthotic DevicesBracesGait AnalysisKinematicsKineticsKnee OsteoarthritisOrthosisPatient ComfortRotations

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PMID33414937
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