LW LW Vicon Kislter LW LW LW P LW P LW P LW R R DOI zgkf Effects of different types of lateral wedges on gait in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis Zhan g Min MaZhen Jian Lan et al De artmento Ortho aedics and Traumatolo A iliated Shu uang Hos g g p f p gy f f g pital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai China Abstract Objective To investigate the biomechanics changes at lower limb joints of patients with early stage me dial compartment knee osteoarthritis OA wearing different types of lateral wedges during walking and to define which type of lateral wedge is potentially more suitable in the treatment of the medial compartment knee OA Meth od Thirty patients with early stage medial compartment knee OA were enrolled Both kinematics and temporal pa rameters were examined by Vicon Dimensional gait analysis system and the kinetics changes were tested by two Kislter force platforms at the same time under three conditions a custom made traditional lateral wedge of with standard shoes a custom made arch supported lateral wedges of with standard shoes control condition standard shoes only Results Both two types of lateral wedges showed significantly decreased knee joints loading knee adduction moment and knee adduction angular impulse P The decreased loading on OA knees in traditional wedges condition was associated with an increased ankle valgus degrees moment and medial group reac tion force when compared to the control and arch supported conditions P and the arch supported lateral wedges showed an increased foot progression angles P Conclusion The results showed that under dynam ic condition both two wedges showed decreased loading in the medial compartment at knees and the arch supported wedges were found to be more comfortable and did not cause high loading in the ankle Keywords biomechanics knee osteoarthritis lateral wedges gait analysis JW Medial Compart ment Knee Osteoarthritis M KOA qq com Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Feb Vol No M KOA Sasaki Lateral wedges LW M KOA c d Visual D C Motion Inc Butterworth LW M KOA Hz LW Knee adduction moment KAM Knee adduction angular impulse KAAI M KOA LW LW Foot progression angles FPA SPSS LW x s P 1 2 M KOA M KOA LW KAM m kg KAAI P LW LW LW P LW LW FPA P LW LW P 1 x s LW LW 1 LW LW m s h ‰ ? m h ‰ ? a a K A M N m kg h ‰ ? a a KAAI Nm kg s h ‰ ? a b h ‰ ? 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