Effects of therapeutic approaches in treating varus malalignment of the knee joint

Ošlak, Andreja (avtor), Vauhnik, Renata (avtor)

Knee malalignment is shown to be an independent risk factor for osteoarthritis progression. The knee adduction moment is directly correlated with varus malformation and can be decreased with changes in gait pattern, external foot rotation and external support. The aim of this literature review was to determine the effects of different therapeutic approaches in treating varus malalignment of the knee joint. The literature search was conducted in the PubMed and EBSCO databases. We used a combination of English keywords. Studies were screened regarding the inclusion and exclusion criteria. We included five studies investigating the effects of therapeutic approaches in participants with or without osteoarthritis onset. Statistically significant decrease in knee adduction moment was reported in one study, which was implementing modified gait pattern with real time feedback. Other outcome measures were also indicative of potential efficacy in different therapeutic approaches. There is a bigger potential for treating varus malalignment before osteoarthritis (OA) onset. The results indicate that weight-bearing exercise and gait modification in combination with a corrective training protocol provide a potential useful approach to reduce varus malalignment.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: varus malalignment, knee joint, knee adduction moment, therapeutic approaches
• Vrsta gradiva: Znanstveno delo
• Tipologija: 1.06 - Objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci (vabljeno predavanje)
• Organizacija: ZF - Zdravstvena fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: Str. 47-52
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-154969
• UDK: 615.8
• DOI: 10.55295/PSL.2024.I8
• COBISS.SI-ID: 188530435
• Datum objave v RUL: 12.03.2024

Gradivo je del monografije

• Naslov: Socratic Lectures : 10th international symposium, Ljubljana, 9. December 2023
• Uredniki: Veronika Kralj-Iglič, Yelena Istileulova, Anna Romolo
• Kraj izida: Ljubljana
• Založnik: University of Ljubljana Press
• Leto izida: 2024
• ISBN: 978-961-297-266-0
• COBISS.SI-ID: 186758147

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• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
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