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Effects of a Heel Wedge on the Knee Varus Torque During Walking  

정임숙 (연세대학교 의공학과, 의료공학연구소, 의용계측 및 재활공학 연구센터, 첨단의료기기 기술혁신센터)
김사엽 (연세대학교 의공학과, 의료공학연구소, 의용계측 및 재활공학 연구센터, 첨단의료기기 기술혁신센)
김영호 (연세대학교 의공학과, 의료공학연구소, 의용계측 및 재활공학 연구센터, 첨단의료기기 기술혁신센)
정도영 (순천제일대학 작업치료학)
권오윤 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 재활학과 보건과학 연구소)
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Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research / v.25, no.4, 2004 , pp. 289-293 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the present study, knee varus torque and mediolateral accelerations were measured using the three-dimensional motion analysis system and a linear accelerometry in odor to determine the effect of heel wedges during walking. Wedges were inclined with 10$^{\circ}$ and 15$^{\circ}$ in medial and lateral directions respectively Both knee varus torques and mediolateral accelerations showed two distinct positive peaks in loading response and preswing. Medial wedges resulted in significantly increased both knee varus torque and lateral acceleration in loading response, compared with the barefoot walking(p<0.05). On the other hand, lateral wedges decreased them in loading response(p<0.05). This became more significant for more inclined wedges. However, no significant correlations were found between knee varus torque and lateral acceleration according to the angle of heel wedges in preswing. From this study, it was found that a lateral wedge would be helpful to treat osteoarthritis, decreasing knee varus torque in loading response. In addition, lateral acceleration of the knee joint might be an alternative to determine the effect of wedges and the alignment of the knee joint during walking, instead of measuring knee torque by the three-dimensional motion analysis.
Keywords
Varus torque; Wedge; Acreleration; Osteoarthritis of the Knee;
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