Effects of Walking Aids on Knee Adduction Moment After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Gait Analysis Study
Walking aids, particularly F-rollators, effectively reduce KAM and offload the contralateral knee in patients after TKA. These findings suggest potential benefits for patients at risk of OA progression in non-operated knees.
Authors
- Tsuyoshi Hara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9629-9892)
- Hitoshi Maruyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5089-1452)
- Riyaka Ito
- Ryunosuke Urata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4506-2099)
- Tatsuya Igawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3320-4934)
- Shomaru Ito
- Hiroto Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1774-5597)
- Akihiro Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7508-0442)
- Shinno Iijima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8927-7676)
- Kosuke Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2344-6029)
- Mika Toda
Institutions
- Fukuoka International University (JP)
- Yamagata City Hospital Saiseikan (JP)
- Innovative Research (United States) (US)
- International University of Health and Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.80828
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00