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Phillips S, Li CS, Phillips M, et al. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee with Bracing: A Scoping Review. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2016;8(2):6256doi: 10.4081/or.2016.6256.
Phillips, S., Li, C. S., Phillips, M., Bischoff, M., Ali, P., Chahal, J., Snider, M., & Bhandari, M. (2016). Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee with Bracing: A Scoping Review. Orthopedic reviews, 8(2), 6256. https://doi.org/10.4081/or.2016.6256
Phillips, Steven, et al. "Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee with Bracing: A Scoping Review." Orthopedic reviews vol. 8,2 (2016): 6256. doi: https://doi.org/10.4081/or.2016.6256
Phillips S, Li CS, Phillips M, Bischoff M, Ali P, Chahal J, Snider M, Bhandari M. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee with Bracing: A Scoping Review. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2016 Jun 27;8(2):6256. doi: 10.4081/or.2016.6256. eCollection 2016 Jun 27. PMID: 27433297; PMCID: PMC4933815.
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Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2016 Jun 27;8(2):6256. doi: 10.4081/or.2016.6256. eCollection 2016 Jun 27.

Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee with Bracing: A Scoping Review.

Orthopedic reviews

Steven Phillips, Chuan Silvia Li, Mark Phillips, Markus Bischoff, Pervez Ali, Jas Chahal, Matthew Snider, Mohit Bhandari

Affiliations

  1. Global Research Solutions Inc. , Burlington, ON, Canada.
  2. Global Research Solutions Inc., Burlington, ON, Canada; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
  3. Division of Orthopedic Surgery, McMaster University , Hamilton, ON, Canada.
  4. The Scarborough Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
  5. Toronto Western Hospital and Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto Orthopedic Sports Medicine Program (UTOSM) , Toronto, ON, Canada.
  6. Division of Orthopedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, ON, Canada.
  7. Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopedics, McMaster University , Hamilton, ON, Canada.

PMID: 27433297 PMCID: PMC4933815 DOI: 10.4081/or.2016.6256

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability around the world. Knee bracing provides a conservative management option for symptom relief. A variety of different bracing types, manufacturers and products are currently available on the market. The goal of this study is to examine the current state of the literature regarding the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with unloader bracing, specifically examining the representation of specific brace types, manufacturers and models within the literature. A scoping review technique was used because of its ability to evaluate research activity within an area of study and identify gaps within the literature. A thorough search of the MEDLINE database was conducted for articles where a knee brace model was identified, and we identified characteristics of the studies to evaluate important information about the body of literature related to knee bracing for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Fifty eligible studies were identified. The majority of studies have been published in the United States, and a large increase in the number of publications in this field was seen between 2010-2014. The most prominent study type was prospective comparative studies (44%), however there is a lack of randomized controlled trials (6%) within the literature. The most prominent hinge type within the literature is the dual hinge push brace, followed by the single hinge pull. While a large increase in the number of studies evaluating the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with bracing has occurred in the past 5 years, there is a lack of high quality studies evaluating the efficacy of the technique, as well as a lack of studies comparing bracing types and models.

Keywords: Knee bracing; literature review; osteoarthritis

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