John B Arnold1, Daniel X Wong1, Richard K Jones2, Catherine L Hill3, Dominic Thewlis4. 1. Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 2. University of Salford, Salford, UK, and Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. 3. Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Health Observatory, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 4. Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, and Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Lateral wedge insoles are intended to reduce biomechanical risk factors of medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression, such as increased knee joint load; however, there has been no definitive consensus on this topic. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to establish the within-subject effects of lateral wedge insoles on knee joint load in people with medial knee OA during walking. METHODS: Six databases were searched from inception until February 13, 2015. Included studies reported on the immediate biomechanical effects of lateral wedge insoles during walking in people with medial knee OA. Primary outcomes of interest relating to the biomechanical risk of disease progression were the first and second peak external knee adduction moment (EKAM) and knee adduction angular impulse (KAAI). Eligible studies were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. RESULTS: Eighteen studies were included with a total of 534 participants. Lateral wedge insoles resulted in a small but statistically significant reduction in the first peak EKAM (standardized mean difference [SMD] -0.19; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] -0.23, -0.15) and second peak EKAM (SMD -0.25; 95% CI -0.32, -0.19) with a low level of heterogeneity (I(2) = 5% and 30%, respectively). There was a favorable but small reduction in the KAAI with lateral wedge insoles (SMD -0.14; 95% CI -0.21, -0.07, I(2) = 31%). Risk of methodologic bias scores (quality index) ranged from 8 to 13 out of 16. CONCLUSION: Lateral wedge insoles cause small reductions in the EKAM and KAAI during walking in people with medial knee OA. Current evidence demonstrates that lateral wedge insoles appear ineffective at attenuating structural changes in people with medial knee OA as a whole and may be better suited to targeted use in biomechanical phenotypes associated with larger reductions in knee load.
OBJECTIVE: Lateral wedge insoles are intended to reduce biomechanical risk factors of medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression, such as increased knee joint load; however, there has been no definitive consensus on this topic. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to establish the within-subject effects of lateral wedge insoles on knee joint load in people with medial knee OA during walking. METHODS: Six databases were searched from inception until February 13, 2015. Included studies reported on the immediate biomechanical effects of lateral wedge insoles during walking in people with medial knee OA. Primary outcomes of interest relating to the biomechanical risk of disease progression were the first and second peak external knee adduction moment (EKAM) and knee adduction angular impulse (KAAI). Eligible studies were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. RESULTS: Eighteen studies were included with a total of 534 participants. Lateral wedge insoles resulted in a small but statistically significant reduction in the first peak EKAM (standardized mean difference [SMD] -0.19; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] -0.23, -0.15) and second peak EKAM (SMD -0.25; 95% CI -0.32, -0.19) with a low level of heterogeneity (I(2) = 5% and 30%, respectively). There was a favorable but small reduction in the KAAI with lateral wedge insoles (SMD -0.14; 95% CI -0.21, -0.07, I(2) = 31%). Risk of methodologic bias scores (quality index) ranged from 8 to 13 out of 16. CONCLUSION: Lateral wedge insoles cause small reductions in the EKAM and KAAI during walking in people with medial knee OA. Current evidence demonstrates that lateral wedge insoles appear ineffective at attenuating structural changes in people with medial knee OA as a whole and may be better suited to targeted use in biomechanical phenotypes associated with larger reductions in knee load.
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