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Effect of variable-stiffness walking shoes on knee adduction moment, pain, and function in subjects with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis after 1 year JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH Erhart-Hledik, J. C., Elspas, B., Giori, N. J., Andriacchi, T. P. 2012; 30 (4): 514-521

Abstract

This study investigated the load-modifying and clinical efficacy of variable-stiffness shoes after 12 months in subjects with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. Subjects who completed a prior 6-month study were asked to wear their assigned constant-stiffness control or variable-stiffness intervention shoes during the remainder of the study. Changes in peak knee adduction moment, total Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC), and WOMAC pain scores were assessed. Seventy-nine subjects were enrolled, and 55 completed the trial. Using an intention-to-treat analysis, the variable-stiffness shoes reduced the within-day peak knee adduction moment (-5.5%, p?

View details for DOI 10.1002/jor.21563

View details for Web of Science ID 000299935900002

View details for PubMedID 21953877