Effect of the Center Bridge-Type Knee Orthosis on the External Knee Adduction Moment During Gait in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
These findings suggest that in patients with OA, achieving EKAM values comparable to those in healthy individuals would require a valgus corrective moment at least 5.34 times greater than that produced by the center bridge-type knee orthosis. Clinically, this indicates that current orthotic designs may provide insufficient mechanical offloading, and that further structural refinements are required to enhance valgus correction and achieve more effective reduction of medial knee loading during gait.
Authors
- Kosuke Nakano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5356-7359)
- Yasuhiro MINE
- Masateru Kitashiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9565-0425)
- Junji Katsuhira
- Kantaro Yamauchi
- So Nomoto
- Nobuhiro Asano
Institutions
- Tokyo University of Social Welfare (JP)
- Toyo University (JP)
- Sanno University (JP)
- Tokyo-Kita Medical Center (JP)
- Izumi City General Hospital (JP)
- Keiyu Orthopedic Hospital (JP)
- keiyu Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Interventions in Aging
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/cia.s558427
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Precise Measurement Technology Promotion Foundation
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science