HOW ACCURATE ARE LOCKABLE ORTHOTIC KNEE BRACES AND WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF INACCURACIES? – AN OBJECTIVE GAIT ANALYSIS STUDY

Introduction: There has been an increasing use of orthotic knee braces in the management of knee injuries. To ensure the biomechanics of the knee are not adversely affected, it is important that orthotic knee braces accurately provide the desired angle of immobilisation. The objective of our study was to measure the actual knee flexion angles for a lockable orthotic knee brace, and measure the res…