Does Valgus Bracing Reduce Estimates of Medial Tibial, Medial Femoral, and Patella Cartilage Contact Pressure in Varus Malaligned Medial Knee Osteoarthritis?
Our study found valgus bracing to reduce knee cartilage pressure during certain stance regions, which may help to improve brace design and thus patient care in knee OA. Future clinical trials should examine whether brace-induced changes to cartilage pressure create meaningful benefit to the patient. Such knowledge will help clinicians make informed decisions about which patients may benefit most from a valgus bracing intervention.
Authors
- Rami Kristian Korhonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3486-7855)
- Scott Starkey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9988-4499)
- Michelle Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2024-4945)
- Laura E. Diamond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2197-1856)
- Amir Esrafilian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-8528)
- David J. Saxby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0874-7518)
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/corr.0000000000003611
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00