Open AccessThe Effects of Knee Orthosis with Two Degrees of Freedom Joint Design on Gait and Sit-to-Stand Task in Patients with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Siamak Aghajani Fesharaki,
Farzam Farahmand,
Hassan Saeedi,
Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat,
Ehsan Abdollahy,
Amir Ahmadi,
Nader Maroufi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sultan qaboos university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2075-0528
pISSN - 2075-051X
DOI - 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.008
Subject(s) - medicine , brace , physical medicine and rehabilitation , knee joint , gait , osteoarthritis , physical therapy , rehabilitation , range of motion , sagittal plane , biomechanics , gait analysis , preferred walking speed , surgery , mechanical engineering , physiology , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering , radiology
Knee 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.