Comparison of the effect of Western-made unloading knee brace with physical therapy in Asian patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis-A preliminary report.

CONCLUSION: The effect of brace fitting in patients with knee OA was similar to that of physical therapy. A Western-made unloading knee brace is acceptable in some Asian people with knee OA.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02712710.
PMID: 31204145 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: J Formos Med Assoc - June 12, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hsieh LF, Lin YT, Wang CP, Liu YF, Tsai CT Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research