Bannuru et al. (2019)
OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee, hip, and polyarticular osteoarthritis. Osteo. Cartl. 27(11).
Heekin, R. D. and Fokin, A. A. (2014) J. Knee Surg. 27(1): 77–82. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1349401.
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of knee arthroplasty patients had osteoarthritis in all three compartments.
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of knee arthroplasty patients had osteoarthritis in two compartments.
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of knee arthroplasty patients had osteoarthritis in one compartment.
This study is among the few publications that provide a picture of compartmental distribution among knee OA patients. Understanding this distribution is not only of interest for determining the percentage of potential candidates for bicompartmental knee arthroplasty, but also for determining the number of Spring Loaded candidates among knee OA patients.
Spring Loaded bracing, like bicompartmental knee arthroplasty, may be a viable alternative to or an intermediate treatment before more invasive interventions. Most braces on the market for knee OA only address unicompartmental tibiofemoral, leaving many patients with different OA patterns with fewer non-surgical treatment options. As a brace that can substantially reduce load across all three compartments of the knee1– Budarick, A.R. et al. (2020). J. Biomech. Eng. 142(1)
– McGibbon, C.A. et al. 2020. Front. Bioeng. Biotech. doi:10.3389/fbioe.2020.604860, Spring Loaded bracing is a conservative option that may address the many cases of multicompartmental OA among patients who may otherwise have to consider more invasive treatments.
Prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis – it all depends on your point of view. Rheum. 45(6)
OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee, hip, and polyarticular osteoarthritis. Osteo. Cartl. 27(11).
The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS): scale development, measurement properties, and clinical application. Phys. Ther. 79(4).