This study compared immediate changes in knee and ankle/subtalar biomechanics with lateral wedge orthotics with and without custom arch support in people with knee osteoarthritis and flat feet. Twenty-six participants with radiographic evidence of medial knee osteoarthritis (22 females; age 64.0 years [SD 8.0 years], BMI 27.2 kg/m2 [4.2]) and flat feet (median foot posture index ¼ þ 5) underwent three-dimensional gait analysis for three conditions: Control (no orthotic), lateral wedge, and lateral wedge plus arch support.
