To brace or not to brace? How effective are knee braces in rehabilitation?;To brace or not to brace? Wie sinnvoll sind knieorthesen in der rehabilitation?

Orthopade

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 565-570

  Martinek, V ^a   Friederich, N F ^a  

^a Orthopädische Chirurgie Kantonsspital Bruderholz ^*

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Brace; Postoperative rehabilitation; Reconstruction; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INSTABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033031222     PISSN: 00854530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001320050384     Document Type: Article

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