Preliminary Evaluation of a New Orthotic for Patellofemoral and Multicompartment Knee Osteoarthritis
Table 2
Pain (VAS) scores, LEFS scores, and physical activity levels before and after brace use. values reported for the main effect of time (before vs. after TCO brace use). Statistical significance indicated with ().
Measure
Time point
TFOA ()
PFOA ()
Combined ()
Overall ()
Sig. time ( value)
Mean (SD)
Total VAS scores (mm)
Before
45.0 (27.1)
60.1 (23.6)
67.5 (21.0)
62.5 (23.3)
After
24.5 (22.9)
24.3 (15.0)
26.7 (21.7)
25.8 (20.2)
LEFS scores (points)
Before
45.5 (16.0)
37.3 (16.4)
32.6 (15.2)
35.6 (15.8)
After
57.0 (10.6)
52.7 (10.3)
50.0 (13.8)
51.6 (12.7)
Physical activity levels (weekly hours, raw score)
