Sagittal plane joint loading is related to knee flexion in osteoarthritic gait

MW Creaby; MA Hunt; RS Hinman; KL Bennell

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Sagittal plane joint loading is related to knee flexion in osteoarthritic gait

MW Creaby, MA Hunt, RS Hinman, KL Bennell

Clinical Biomechanics | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.07.013

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Abstract

Background High mechanical loading has been consistently linked with medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis, and is considered to play a central role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Evidence from healthy adults indicates that knee flexion kinematics may influence knee load. The purpose of this study therefore, was to investigate the association between knee flexion kinematics and indicators of joint loading during walking (peak moments and vertical ground reaction force), in individuals with medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 89 participants with painful medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis completed three-dimensional walking gait analysis to measure sta..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was supported by funds received from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia (project grant #454686). Prof. Bennell is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship. The study sponsors were not involved in study design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data, writing of the manuscript, or the decision to publish.