Effect of a valgus brace on medial tibiofemoral joint contact force in knee osteoarthritis with varus malalignment: A within-participant cross-over randomised study with an uncontrolled observational longitudinal follow-up

<h4>Background</h4> Previous investigations on valgus knee bracing have mostly used the external knee adduction moment. This is a critical limitation, as the external knee adduction moment does not account for muscle forces that contribute substantially to the medial tibiofemoral contact...

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Main Authors: Michelle Hall, Scott Starkey, Rana S. Hinman, Laura E. Diamond, Gavin K. Lenton, Gabrielle Knox, Claudio Pizzolato, David J. Saxby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9165832/?tool=EBI