TY - JOUR
T1 - Anterior cruciate ligament bracing
T2 - evidence in providing stability and preventing injury or graft re-rupture.
AU - Bodendorfer, Blake M.
AU - Anoushiravani, Afshin A.
AU - Feeley, Brian T.
AU - Gallo, Robert A.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Ligamentous knee injuries are common and costly, both in financial terms and time missed from work and recreational activities. Furthermore, ligamentous injuries appear to predispose patients to future osteoarthritis and other morbidities. Therefore, prevention strategies are important in limiting the potential impact of these injuries. Knee braces are one of the most often prescribed devices in the billion-dollar orthotic industry. Despite widespread use of prophylactic and functional knee braces, the evidence supporting their efficacy in reducing and/or preventing injury remains limited. Knee braces have been shown to be more effective in preventing medial collateral ligament injuries than anterior cruciate ligament injuries in both cadaveric and clinical studies. The use of functional braces after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has been supported and refuted in both postoperative and long-term studies.
AB - Ligamentous knee injuries are common and costly, both in financial terms and time missed from work and recreational activities. Furthermore, ligamentous injuries appear to predispose patients to future osteoarthritis and other morbidities. Therefore, prevention strategies are important in limiting the potential impact of these injuries. Knee braces are one of the most often prescribed devices in the billion-dollar orthotic industry. Despite widespread use of prophylactic and functional knee braces, the evidence supporting their efficacy in reducing and/or preventing injury remains limited. Knee braces have been shown to be more effective in preventing medial collateral ligament injuries than anterior cruciate ligament injuries in both cadaveric and clinical studies. The use of functional braces after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has been supported and refuted in both postoperative and long-term studies.
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U2 - 10.3810/psm.2013.09.2020
DO - 10.3810/psm.2013.09.2020
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24113707
AN - SCOPUS:84891524733
SN - 0091-3847
VL - 41
SP - 92
EP - 102
JO - The Physician and sportsmedicine
JF - The Physician and sportsmedicine
IS - 3
ER -