Systematic review of the evidence on orthotic devices for the management of knee instability related to neuromuscular and central nervous system disorders

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McDaid CatrionaORCID,Fayter Debra,Booth Alison,O'Connor Joanne,Rodriguez-Lopez Rocio,McCaughan Dorothy,Bowers Roy,Iglesias Cynthia P,Lalor Simon,O'Connor Rory J,Phillips Margaret,Ramdharry Gita

Abstract

ObjectivesTo assess the effectiveness of orthotic devices for the management of instability of the knee in adults with a neuromuscular disorder or central nervous system disorder.DesignA systematic review of primary studies.SettingCommunity.ParticipantsAdults with a neuromuscular disorder or central nervous system disorder and impaired walking ability due to instability of the knee.InterventionsOrthoses with the clinical aim of controlling knee instability, for example, knee-ankle-foot orthoses, ankle-foot orthoses and knee orthoses or mixed design with no restrictions in design or material.Primary and secondary outcome measuresCondition-specific or generic patient-reported outcome measures assessing function, disability, independence, activities of daily living, quality of life or psychosocial outcomes; pain; walking ability; functional assessments; biomechanical analysis; adverse effects; usage; patient satisfaction and the acceptability of a device; and resource utilisation data.ResultsTwenty-one studies including 478 patients were included. Orthotic devices were evaluated in patients with postpolio syndrome, poststroke syndrome, inclusion body myositis and spinal cord injury. The review included 2 randomised controlled trials (RCTs), 3 non-randomised controlled studies and 16 case series. Most were small, single-centre studies with only 6 of 21 following patients for 1 year or longer. They met between one and five of nine quality criteria and reported methods and results poorly. They mainly assessed outcomes related to gait analysis and energy consumption with limited use of standardised, validated, patient-reported outcome measures. There was an absence of evidence on outcomes of direct importance to patients such as reduction in pain and falls.ConclusionsThere is a need for high-quality research, particularly RCTs, of orthotic devices for knee instability related to neuromuscular and central nervous system conditions. This research should address outcomes important to patients. There may also be value in developing a national registry.Registration number systematic reviewPROSPERO (CRD42014010180).

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Health Technology Assessment Programme

Publisher

BMJ

Subject

General Medicine

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