Open AccessFrontal-Plane Gait Mechanics in People With Medial Knee Osteoarthritis Are Different From Those in People With Lateral Knee Osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Robert J. Butler,
Joaquin Alberto Barrios,
Todd D. Royer,
Irene S. Davis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20100324
Subject(s) - osteoarthritis , gait , coronal plane , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , physical therapy , knee joint , biomechanics , gait analysis , preferred walking speed , anatomy , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
The majority of research on gait mechanics in knee osteoarthritis has focused on people with medial compartment involvement. As a result, little is known about the gait mechanics of people with the less common, lateral compartment disease.