Lateral wedging for knee OA

Osteoarthritis affecting the knee is an extremely common condition in those over the age of 50 years. It poses a costs the individual in terms of pain and suffering and health care costs. It also has a really big impact on quality of life. The two main causing agents are obesity and what the biomechanists call a higher knee adduction moment. This "moment" is a force related to the angle of the knee to vertical. Bow legs are the most significant factor that increases these forces through the

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