Hiflex Foot Gear improves Quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis of the ankle:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

AkiyamaYui¹ 

关键词: Osteoarthritis of the ankle Ankle foot orthosis Conservative treatment;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011418S00529

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:Ankle ArthritisIntroduction/Purpose:There are few reports describing conservative therapy for ankle osteoarthritis. Hiflex Foot Gear (HFG) is a custom-made polyethylene ankle–foot orthosis developed to permit slight mobility of the ankle while providing adequate ankle support. The purpose of this study was to validate the hypothesis that HFG improves the quality of life (QOL) in patients with ankle osteoarthritis.Subjects and methods.Methods:Ten ankles from eight patients (one man, seven women) diagnosed with ankle osteoarthritis at this hospital, prescribed an HFG, and observed for follow-up for at least 3 months were included in this study. The patients’ mean age was 69.9 (range: 46?85) years. Patients were classified as Takakura–Tanaka stage IIIa (2 ankles), stage IIIb (2 ankles), stage IV (6 ankles), with a mean observation period of 8.9 (range: 3?13) months. Clinical evaluations were made before and 3 months after wearing the orthosis. The ankle/hindfoot scale of the Japanese Society for Sur...

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