Journal article
Bracing of the reconstructed and osteoarthritic knee during high dynamic load tasks
HF Hart, KM Crossley, NJ Collins, DC Ackland
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2017
Abstract
Purpose: Lateral compartment osteoarthritis accompanied by abnormal knee biomechanics is frequently reported in individuals with knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in knee biomechanics produced by an adjusted and unadjusted varus knee brace during high dynamic loading activities in individuals with lateral knee osteoarthritis after ACLR and valgus malalignment. Methods: Nineteen participants who had undergone ACLR 5 to 20 yr previously and had symptomatic and radiographic lateral knee osteoarthritis with valgus malalignment were assessed. Quantitative motion analysis experiments were conducted during hoppi..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
N. J. C. is supported by a University of Queensland Postdoctoral Fellowship. D. J. O. Global provided braces for the study and funding for the radiographs. H. F. H. was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council postgraduate scholarship (Australia) (no. 813021) at the time of the study. H. F. H. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council project grant (no. GNT1106852). The authors declare that the results of the study are presented clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate data manipulation.