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J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 14, No 1, January 2006, 5-11.
© 2006 the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Knee Bracing for Unicompartmental Osteoarthritis

Fabian E. Pollo, PhD and Robert W. Jackson, MD

Dr. Pollo is Director, Orthopaedic Research, and Assistant Administrator for Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Dr. Jackson is Chief, Emeritus, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center.

Dr. Pollo or the department with which he is affiliated has received research or institutional support from Bledsoe Brace Systems and Generation II USA. Neither Dr. Jackson nor the department with which he is affiliated has received anything of value from or owns stock in a commercial company or institution related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

Reprint requests: Dr. Pollo, Baylor University Medical Center, Sixth Floor, South Hoblitzelle Building, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246-9990.

Unicompartmental osteoarthritis of the knee affects millions of individuals. Most nonsurgical management of this progressive disease is primarily directed at reducing inflammation and pain with medication. Evidence supports the clinical efficacy of bracing for managing osteoarthritis of the knee. In some patients, bracing significantly reduces pain, increases function, and reduces excessive loading to the damaged compartment. A variety of health and functional status instruments, as well as radiologic techniques and biomechanical investigations, has been used to evaluate the unloading capabilities of these braces. Although changes in angulation are relatively minimal, the braces have been shown to load share and thus reduce the stresses in the degenerated medial compartment of the knee.




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