A randomised trial of a brace for patellofemoral osteoarthritis targeting knee pain and bone marrow lesions

OBJECTIVE: Braces used to treat (PF) osteoarthritis (OA) may reduce contact stress across the PF joint. We hypothesised that in PF OA, braces would decrease knee pain and shrink PF bone marrow lesions (BMLs). METHODS: Eligible subjects had painful PF OA. Subjects were randomly allocated to brace or...

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Autores principales: Callaghan, Michael J, Parkes, Matthew J, Hutchinson, Charles E, Gait, Andrew D, Forsythe, Laura M, Marjanovic, Elizabeth J, Lunt, Mark, Felson, David T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
Materias:
Clinical and Epidemiological Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25596158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206376

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25596158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206376

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