title: The effect of knee orthoses on gait parameters in medial knee compartment osteoarthritis: A literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Knee osteoarthritis is a musculoskeletal condition which is most prevalent in the medial compartment. This injury causes considerable pain, disability, and negative changes in kinetic and kinematic parameters. The efficiency of unloader valgus brace as a conservative treatment for medial knee osteoarthritis is not well documented.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to review the previous research regarding the biomechanical effects of knee valgus braces on walking in medial compartment knee osteoarthritis patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review
  
  
  METHODS
  According to the population intervention comparison outcome measure methods and based on selected keywords, 12 studies were chosen according to (met) the inclusion criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated that treatment with knee braces was effective in decreasing pain, improving function, ameliorating improvement in range of motion, and increasing speed of walking and step length in conjunction with a reduction in the adduction moment applied to the knee.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Osteoarthritis knee braces may be considered for improvement of walking and treatment of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Knee braces are an orthotic intervention that could potentially be significant in assisting in improving the walking parameters and treatment of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maleki
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran M.arazpour@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mokhtar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arazpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joghtaei
authors.affiliation: IHSCR, Faculty of Health & Social Care, University of Salford, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: Stephen W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hutchins
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Atefeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aboutorabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Firouzgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pouyan
mesh_terms: D001915:Braces; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Medial knee osteoarthritis; kinetic and kinematic parameter; knee valgus braces; pain