Kinematics of valgus bracing for medial gonarthrosis: Technical report

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 414-419

  Davidson, Peter L ^a   Sanderson, David J ^b   Loomer, Richard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gonarthrosis; Kinematics; Knee bracing; Orthotics; Osteoarthritis; Varus knee

Indexed keywords

BRACES (FOR LIMBS AND JOINTS); KINEMATICS;

MEDIAL GONARTHROSIS;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FORCE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; ORTHOTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; THIGH; TREADMILL; VALGUS KNEE; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0032169366     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(98)00093-X     Document Type: Article

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