[Objective control in treating arthrosis deformans of the knee joint in hospitals and under ambulatory conditions]

The aim of the present work is to study the peculiarities of upright position and walking in patients with deforming arthrosis of the knee joint and to make a conclusion as to the possibility of using biomechanical methods for an objective estimate of the efficacy of treatment in such patients. The authors examined 88 patients with deforming arthrosis of various degree of severity and marked pain syndrome. In the examination separate weighing, seismoactography, ichnography and podography were employed. Deforming arthrosis of the knee joint was found to be accompanied with significant disorders in the upright position and walking, including a decreased static stress on the affected extremity, an increased amplitude oscillations of the body center of gravity while standing on the affected extremity and others.