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Combined Effects of a Valgus Knee Brace and Lateral Wedge Foot Orthotic on the External Knee Adduction Moment in Patients With Varus Gonarthrosis  Rebecca.

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1 Combined Effects of a Valgus Knee Brace and Lateral Wedge Foot Orthotic on the External Knee Adduction Moment in Patients With Varus Gonarthrosis  Rebecca F. Moyer, MPT, Trevor B. Birmingham, PhD, PT, Colin E. Dombroski, PhD, CPed(C), Robert F. Walsh, MA, CAT(C), Kristyn M. Leitch, MSc, Thomas R. Jenkyn, PhD, J. Robert Giffin, MD, FRCS(C)  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  Volume 94, Issue 1, Pages (January 2013) DOI: /j.apmr Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 (A) Custom-fit valgus knee brace (Össur Unloader XT Litea). (B) Custom-made full-length lateral wedge insoles (only the left foot orthotic has a lateral wedge). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Anterior (A) and posterior (B) views of the modified Helen Hayes marker set used for 3-dimensional gait analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 (A) Lateral view of the right lower extremity illustrating brace and marker positions during walking. (B) Donning and doffing of the knee brace did not interfere with markers. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

5 Fig 4 Ensemble averages (n=16) of (A) the knee adduction moment, (B) frontal plane lever arm, and (C) resultant ground reaction force throughout stance. Vertical bars represent 95% CIs. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions


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