[Reduction of the anterior drawer of the knee joint by rehabilitation orthoses. Comparison of the MVP orthosis vs. the Donjoy-Gold point orthosis].
In 20 patients with chronic anterior instability of one knee, two rehabilitation braces (MVP, Donjoy-Gold point) were tested for their ability to limit tibiofemoral translation. A KT-1000 arthrometer was used to quantify the anterior drawer. Both braces significantly reduced passive anterior drawer at 67 N, 89 N and maximal manual shear load and also active anterior drawer. Without a brace the mean anterior drawer was 12.3 mm (67 N), 14.4 mm (89 N), 17.2 mm (maximal manual drawer) and 9.1 mm (active drawer). With the MVP brace the mean anterior drawer was 6.8 mm (67 N), 8.5 mm (89 N), 11.0 mm (maximal manual drawer) and 6.8 mm (active drawer). With the Donjoy brace the mean anterior drawer was 9.2 mm (67 N), 11.0 mm (89 N), 13.1 mm (maximal manual drawer) and 7.4 mm (active drawer). Control values for the non-injured opposite knee were 6.5 mm (67 N), 7.2 mm (89 N), 8.1 mm (maximal manual drawer) and 5.6 mm (active drawer). In direct comparison, the MVP brace provided better stabilization than the Donjoy-Gold point brace did.
D000328:Adult; D001915:Braces; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male
Begrenzung der vorderen Schublade des Kniegelenks durch Rehabilitationsorthesen. Vergleich MVP-Orthese vs. Donjoy-Gold-Point-Orthese.