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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Published in:Ann Rheum Dis
Main Authors: Callaghan, Michael J, Parkes, Matthew J, Hutchinson, Charles E, Gait, Andrew D, Forsythe, Laura M, Marjanovic, Elizabeth J, Lunt, Mark, Felson, David T
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Clinical and Epidemiological Research
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771926/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25596158
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206376
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