Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10432950 | Journal of Biomechanics | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In general, footwear tended to increase knee joint loading slightly, with the dress shoe being the most unfavorable type of footwear. At the early stance phase all load components were increased by all shoe types. The resultant force rose by 2-5%, the internal adduction moment by 7-12% and the forces on the medial compartment by 3-5%. Significant reductions of the resultant force were solely observed for the advanced running shoe (â6%) and the MBT (â9%) shoe at late stance. Also the medial compartment force was slightly yet non-significantly reduced by 2-5% with the two shoes. It is questionable whether such small load changes have an influence on the progression of gonarthrosis. Future research is necessary to examine which factors regarding the shoe design, such as heel height, arch support or flexibility are most decisive for a reduction of knee joint loading.
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Authors
Ines Kutzner, Daniel Stephan, Jörn Dymke, Alwina Bender, Friedmar Graichen, Georg Bergmann,