Background Knee orthoses have been extensively used as a nonsurgical approach to
improving knee deficiencies. Currently, arthritic knee conditions remain the leading cause of …

Osteoarthritis (OA) has a complex, heterogeneous and only partly understood etiology.
There is a definite role of joint cartilage pathomechanics in originating and progressing of …

This paper presents a knee brace design that applies an extension moment to unload the
muscles in stance phase during gait, and thereby the knee, as alternative to conventional …

The Levitation tricompartment offloader (TCO) knee brace provides an assistive knee
extension moment with the goal of unloading all three compartments of the knee and …

The levitation tricompartment offloader (TCO) brace is designed to unload all three knee
compartments by reducing compressive forces caused by muscle contraction. This study …

Featured Application Knee osteoarthritis (OA) can be prevented using orthoses with
actuators controlled using real-time biofeedback from wearable motion-sensors and multi …

Joint compressive forces have been identified as a risk factor for osteoarthritis disease
progression. Therefore, unloader braces are a common treatment with the aim of relieving …

Purpose. Traditional knee osteoarthritis (OA) braces are usually indicated for a minority of
patients with knee OA, as they are only suitable for those with unicompartmental disease …

Objective Traditional knee braces unloading forces primarily from a single compartment are
insufficient for patients with knee injuries or knee osteoarthritis (KOA) involving multiple …

Knee osteoarthritis is an incurable degenerative joint disease that affects millions of people.
Characterized by stiffness and knee pain in the early stages, it can cause loss of function …