Increased confidence and activity
MALALIGNMENT
ABERRANT BIOMECHANICS
INCREASED BODY WEIGHT
MUSCLE WEAKNESS
INCREASED COMPARTMENT LOADING
DECREASED ACTIVITY
DECREASED STABILITY
DECREASED CONFIDENCE
PAIN
• The DonJoy OA Adjuster ™ improves knee confidence and perceived stability in patients with post-traumatic knee OA after ACL reconstruction 16 . • A recent patient feedback study showed that a DonJoy OA Defiance ® brace increases the possibility to perform daily activities and also enables increased mobility away from the home environment, including going to a local shop, resulting in a more active life and increased quality of life 11 .
More unbraced patients in the activities with less mobility
More braced patients in the activities with higher mobility
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Mobility change
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I no longer have a mobility restriction in terms of distance (> 5km)
I can walk in the house (0-10 meters)
I can walk to the neighbors (10-50 meters)
I can walk to the corner of the street (50-200 meters)
I can walk to the store etc. Nearby (200-1000 meters)
I can take a long walk continuously (1000-5000 meters)
Mobility without a knee brace Mobility with a knee brace
Fig. 10: Results for the question: “Please indicate how mobile you are with/without the knee brace?” 11 .
This figure shows the results regarding the change in mobility for all respondents. Mobility while using a knee brace improved considerably in different mobility groups. The mobility of respondents who were limited to their home environment reduced by 74%. The mobility of the respondents who were able to walk to a nearby shop increased by 50%, and the group experiencing no mobility restrictions increased from 3% without using a knee brace to 13% while using a knee brace. A total of 42% of respondents using a knee brace indicated that they could take a long walk again (18%) or go to the local shop (24%).
A DonJoy ® off-loading brace can bring back freedom of movement to knee OA patients 11
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