Patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis: the effect of custom foot orthoses compared to specialised footwear on pain, function and bone marrow lesions. A pilot study.

Professor Kay Crossley0 个研究点目标入组 44 人开始时间: 2015年1月7日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•i) aged >= 40 years;
•ii) anterior knee pain aggravated by at least two activities that load the patellofemoral joint (e.g. squatting, stair ambulation);
•iii) pain during these activities present on most days in the past month;
•iv) pain severity >30mm on a 100mm visual analogue scale during aggravating activities;
•v) radiographic evidence of patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis (>= OARSI atlas grade 1), or MRI evidence (a definite osteophyte & partial or full thickness cartilage loss. Hunter et al, 2011).

•(i) concomitant pain from other knee structures (including TFJ), hip or lumbar spine;
•(ii) recent treatment for patellofemoral pain (knee injections within the previous 3 months; foot orthoses or physiotherapy within the previous 12 months);
•(iii) any foot condition precluding the use of foot orthoses;
•(iv) knee or hip arthroplasty or osteotomy;
•(v) planned lower limb surgery in the following 2 months;
•(vi) moderate to severe concomitant tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (Kellgren and Lawrence grade >= 3 on radiograph);
•(vii) neurological or systemic arthritis conditions;
•(viii) physical inability to undertake testing procedures;
•(ix) contraindications to x-ray (e.g. pregnant, breastfeeding);
•(x) inability to understand written and spoken English.

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Professor Kay Crossley