Laterally wedged insoles in knee osteoarthritis: do biomechanical effects decline after one month of wear?

Rana S Hinman, Kelly Ann Bowles, Kim L Bennell, Rana S Hinman, Kelly Ann Bowles, Kim L Bennell

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether the effect of laterally wedged insoles on the adduction moment in knee osteoarthritis (OA) declined after one month of wear, and whether higher reported use of insoles was associated with a reduced effect on the adduction moment at one month.

Methods: Twenty people with medial compartment OA underwent gait analysis in their own shoes wearing i) no insoles and; ii) insoles wedged laterally 5 degrees in random order. Testing occurred at baseline and after one month of use of the insoles. Participants recorded daily use of insoles in a log-book. Outcomes were the first and second peak external knee adduction moment and the adduction angular impulse, compared across conditions and time with repeated measures general linear models. Correlations were obtained between total insole use and change in gait parameters with used insoles at one month, and change scores were compared between high and low users of insoles using general linear models.

Results: There was a significant main effect for condition, whereby insoles significantly reduced the adduction moment (all p < 0.001). However there was no significant main effect for time, nor was an interaction effect evident. No significant associations were observed between total insole use and change in gait parameters with used insoles at one month, nor was there a difference in effectiveness of insoles between high and low users of the insoles at this time.

Conclusion: Effects of laterally wedged insoles on the adduction moment do not appear to decline after one month of continuous use, suggesting that significant wedge degradation does not occur over the short-term.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The laterally wedged insoles.
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Figure 2
Interaction between time and insole condition for a) first peak adduction moment; b) second peak adduction moment; and c) adduction angular impulse.
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Figure 3
Scatterplots depicting relationships between total insole use and change in a) first peak adduction moment; b) second peak adduction moment; and c) adduction angular impulse with insoles at one month.

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