The Role of Knee Immobilizers in Cancer Patients with Femoral Neuropathy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 303-307

  Jones, Valerie A ^a   Stubblefield, Michael D ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral neuropathy; Gait disorder; Neoplasms; Neurologic; Orthotic devices; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; ORTHOSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 0842342689     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00470-2     Document Type: Article

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