A follow-up study of the shoe-brace with lateral wedge to osteoarthritis of the knee.

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One hundred and seven patients (145 knees) suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee were treated by the shoe-brace with lateral wedge.In 97 knees that difference of the width of medial joint space between at nonbearing and at bearing time were within 2mm, 48 knees (49.4%) obtained clinical efect.In 48 knees that radiological change were over 2mm, only 6 cases (12.5%) obtained clinical effect and 9 knees of them were treated by high-tibial osteotomy.The shoe-brace with lateral wedge to osteorthritis of the knee is considered to be effective for the knee that radiological change is within 2mm.
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