The optimal degree of lateral wedge insoles for reducing knee joint load: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lateral wedge insoles are traditionally used to reduce the adduction moment that crosses the knee during walking in people with medial knee osteoarthritis. However, the best degree to reduce knee joint load is not yet well established.

Methods

Electronic databases were searched from their inception until May 2017. Included studies reported on the immediate biomechanical effects of different degrees of lateral wedge insoles during walking in people with knee osteoarthritis. The main measures of interest relating to the biomechanics were the first and second peak of external knee adduction moment and knee adduction angular impulse. For the comparison of the biomechanical effects of different degrees of insoles, the studies were divided in three subgroups: insoles wi

SUBMITTER: Ferreira V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6921534 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature