Department of Dentistry, Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
Research Article
Effects of KAM Adduction for Improvement of Knee Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s): Muhammad Waseem Akhtar*, Muhammada Mahnoor, Quratulain Maqsood, Aleena Sumrin, Muhammad Mahmood Alam and Danish Hassan
Background: A conservative management strategy for knee osteoarthritis can include
exercise therapy. Exercise therapy is hypothesized to reduce knee
adduction. The effects of exercise therapy on knee adduction, along with
other physical parameters, were assessed in a systematic review in people
with knee osteoarthritis.
Methods: Searches performed on the following electronic databases: MEDLINE,
Google Scholar, Cochrane Central, EMBASE, and OpenGrey. Study
participants with knee osteoarthritis undergoing structured exercise
therapy were randomized controlled trials. For every study, we conducted
independent analyses to extract data and analyze the bias risks. We
calculated the mean differences and 95 % confidence intervals for each
outcome.
Findings: In three studies that involved 233 parti.. View More»
