A biomechanical and clinical evaluation of a patellofemoral knee brace

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 324, Issue , 1996, Pages 187-195

  Greenwald, Ann E ^a   Bagley, Anita M ^a   France, E Paul ^a   Paulos, Lonnie E ^a   Greenwald, Richard M ^a  

^a Orthopedic Biomechanics Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0030058661     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199603000-00022     Document Type: Article

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