Gait alteration strategies for knee osteoarthritis: a comparison of joint loading via generic and patient-specific musculoskeletal model scaling techniques.

ABSTRACT: Gait modifications and laterally wedged insoles are non-invasive approaches used to treat medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. However, the outcome of these alterations is still a controversial topic. This study investigates how gait alteration techniques may have a unique effect on individual patients; and furthermore, the way we scale our musculoskeletal models to estimate the medial joint contact force may influence knee loading conditions. Five patients with clinical evidence of medial knee osteoarthritis were asked to walk at a normal walking speed over force plates and simultaneously 3D motion was captured during seven conditions (0°-, 5°-, 10°-insoles, shod, toe-in, toe-out, and wide stance). We developed patient-specific musculoskeletal models, using segmentations from magnetic

SUBMITTER: Dzialo CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857308 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature