Does a knee brace decrease recurrent ACL injuries?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 803-804

  Mallory, Nancy ^a   Kelsberg, Gary ^a   Ketchell, Debra ^b   Lord, James L ^c  

^a Valley Fam Care Fam Med Residency   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; BRACE; HUMAN; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RUNNING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BRACES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0141988729     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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