title: A comparison of two types of ankle supports in men with haemophilia and unilateral ankle pain from arthropathy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adults with haemophilia frequently have a painful and disordered gait due to ankle arthropathy.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine if pain and gait parameters were affected by the use of different types of ankle bracing.
  
  
  METHODS
  We investigated the gait patterns of 17 men with severe haemophilia without bracing, using a fracture boot (FB) and a carbon fibre floor reaction ankle foot orthosis (CF-AFO). Pain relief was determined in each condition. Gait parameters were measured by means of an electronic, pressure sensitive mat.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both brace types relieved pain. Use of a FB altered gait parameters that are associated with movement of the involved and the uninvolved limb during the gait cycle, whereas the use of a CF-AFO did not affect the gait cycle.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that pain relief from both types of braces is identical but use of a CF-AFO does not alter gait patterns.
authors.affiliation: The Hemophilia Center at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oleson
authors.affiliation: The Hemophilia Center at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: The Hemophilia Center at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.|Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: The Hemophilia Center at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.|Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sochacki
authors.affiliation: The Hemophilia Center at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.|A Step Forward, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.affiliation: The Hemophilia Center at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: The Hemophilia Center at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Recht
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint; D005684:Gait; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ankle foot orthosis; ankle pain; gait