Contributions of muscles and external forces to medial knee load reduction due to osteoarthritis braces

Braces for medial knee osteoarthritis can reduce medial joint loads through a combination of three mechanisms: application of an external brace abduction moment, alteration of gait dynamics, and reduced activation of antagonistic muscles. Although the effect of knee bracing has been reported independently for each of these parameters, no previous study has quantified their relative contributions to reducing medial knee loads.
Source: The Knee - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research