Strategies for the prevention of knee osteoarthritis

EM Roos, NK Arden - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2016 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) has been thought of as a disease of cartilage that can be effectively
treated surgically at severe stages with joint arthroplasty. Today, OA is considered a whole …

Gait analysis of patients with knee osteoarthritis highlights a pathological mechanical pathway and provides a basis for therapeutic interventions

J Favre, BM Jolles - EFORT open reviews, 2016 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful and incapacitating disease affecting a large portion of
the elderly population, for which no cure exists. There is a critical need to enhance our …

Hip and knee osteoarthritis affects younger people, too

IN Ackerman, JL Kemp, KM Crossley… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2017 - jospt.org
Although osteoarthritis (OA) has traditionally been considered a disease of older age, hip
and knee OA can and does affect younger adults, with a profound impact on psychosocial …

[HTML][HTML] The knee adduction moment and knee osteoarthritis symptoms: relationships according to radiographic disease severity

M Hall, KL Bennell, TV Wrigley, BR Metcalf… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate relationships between external knee adduction moment parameters
(KAM) and osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms according to disease severity. Design 164 …

Relationship between knee biomechanics and pain in people with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

L Hutchison, J Grayson, C Hiller… - Arthritis care & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Our primary aim was to determine the cross‐sectional relationship between knee
biomechanics during gait and pain in people with medial knee osteoarthritis. Our secondary …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoarthritis year in review 2015: rehabilitation and outcomes

KL Bennell, M Hall, RS Hinman - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this narrative review was to highlight recent research in the
rehabilitation of people with osteoarthritis (OA) by summarizing findings from selected key …

Combining valgus knee brace and lateral foot wedges reduces external forces and moments in osteoarthritis patients

AA Jafarnezhadgero, AS Oliveira, SH Mousavi… - Gait & posture, 2018 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis progression can be related to the external knee adduction and flexion
moments during walking. Lateral foot wedges and knee braces have been used as …

Exploring the modification factors of exercise therapy on biomechanical load in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Yokoyama, H Iijima, K Kubota, N Kanemura - Clinical Rheumatology, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to clarify the effect of exercise
therapy on the first peak knee adduction moment (KAM), as well as other biomechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in biomechanical risk factors for knee osteoarthritis and their association with 5-year clinically important improvement after limb realignment surgery

TB Birmingham, R Moyer, K Leitch, B Chesworth… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate 5-year outcomes after lower limb realignment and test the hypothesis
that surgery-induced changes in selected biomechanical risk factors for medial knee …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in knee joint load indices from before to 12 months after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: a prospective cohort study

JB Thorlund, A Holsgaard-Larsen, MW Creaby… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Patients undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) are at increased
risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Meniscal damage and/or surgery may alter knee joint …