The Clinical Study Of The Effect Of Latteral-Wedged Insole In Patients With Varus Deformity Osteoarthritis Of The Knee

Objectives: to assess the effectiveness of lateral-wedged insole in patients with varus deformity osteoarthritis of the knee.Methods: First,the guideline of choosing and excluding case was established ,and the scoring criterion was set down.Then,according to the guideline,fifty-five cases (seventy-two knees) were divided into experimental and contral group.The variety of joint pain and activity was observed.At last,the difference between before and after treatment were also compared by the femoral-tibial angle.Results: After observing 4-6 months,in the experimental and contral group,9.96% and 6.46% excellent results were obtained, 82.93% and 35.48% fair results were obtained. In the experimental group, according to the standard of the X-ray image ,the painful and activity criterions between before and after treatment, II grade,were much decreased,p<0.05; III grade,were also decreased,but p>0.05; IVgrade,weren't decreased.In the control group,the crieterions, II IIIand IVgrade,weren't changed.The femoral-tibial angles were few decreased between before and after treatment,but p>0.05.Conclusions: (1)The threatments with the lateral-wedged insoles were valued for the unserious varus deformity osteoarthritis. (2) Because the symptoms and signs weren't completely recoveried, the lateral-wedged insole were combined with the other treatments. (3)The femoral-tibial angle didn't decrease between before and after treatment.