Table 3.

Adherence to and side effects of treatment

	Active brace	Control brace
Adherence, mean SD hours of wear/day from self report in diary
Period 1 Mean(SD)	4.77(2.07)	4.32(2.28)
n (%) <1 hr	1(3%)	3(9%)
n (%) 1–2 hrs	1(3%)	2(6%)
n (%) 2–3 hrs	3(9%)	1(3%)
n (%) 3–4 hrs	6(18%)	9(27%)
n (%) 4–5 hrs	9(27%)	7(21%)
n (%) 5+ hrs	13(39%)	11(33%)
Period 2 Mean(SD)	4.36(1.85)	4.13(1.99)
n (%) <1 hr	1(3%)	2(6%)
n (%) 1–2 hrs	2(6%)	2(6%)
n (%) 2–3 hrs	2(6%)	2(6%)
n (%) 3–4 hrs	9(28%)	13(40%)
n (%) 4–5 hrs	10(31%)	4(13%)
n (%) 5+ hrs	8(25%)	9(28%)
Side effect, no. of patients
Brace slipping	2	2
Brace rubbing/irritation	3	3
Foot/ankle swelling	4	3
Increased knee pain	4	2
Other	2	2