Contralateral Limb Effect on Gait Asymmetry and Ipsilateral Pain in a Patient with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Proof-of-Concept Case Report

Hirotaka Iijima; Mami Inoue; Yusuke Suzuki; Kanako Shimoura; Tomoki Aoyama; Katsuyuki Madoba; Masaki Takahashi

doi:10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00418

Contralateral Limb Effect on Gait Asymmetry and Ipsilateral Pain in a Patient with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Proof-of-Concept Case Report

Hirotaka Iijima, Mami Inoue, Yusuke Suzuki, Kanako Shimoura, Tomoki Aoyama, Katsuyuki Madoba, Masaki Takahashi

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Abstract

CASE: A 77-year-old woman with knee osteoarthritis (OA) complained of right (ipsilateral) knee pain for more than 5 years with gait asymmetry. The OA and quadriceps muscle weakness were more severe in the left (contralateral) knee, but she had no pain. Bracing of the left knee led to decreased gait asymmetry, as determined with an inertial measurement unit, and reduced pain in the right knee. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the contralateral knee effect on ipsilateral chronic knee pain, possibly through gait asymmetry. These findings provide a mechanistic insight into knee OA-related pain in patients with gait asymmetry and suggest a new rehabilitative approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e0418
Journal	JBJS case connector
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00418
Publication status	Published - 2020 Jan 1

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Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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Contralateral Limb Effect on Gait Asymmetry and Ipsilateral Pain in a Patient with Knee Osteoarthritis : A Proof-of-Concept Case Report. / Iijima, Hirotaka; Inoue, Mami; Suzuki, Yusuke; Shimoura, Kanako; Aoyama, Tomoki; Madoba, Katsuyuki; Takahashi, Masaki.

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