'MYNI's orthosis': A self-adjustable, dynamic knee extension orthosis for quadriceps weakness in haemophilia rehabilitation

Haemophilia

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 738-742

  Manigandan, C ^a   Bedford, E ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Nathan, V ^a   Peter, B K ^a   Premkumar, J Charles ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Disability; Functional independence; Haematomas; Haemophilia rehabilitation; Knee orthosis; Muscle paralysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESTHETICS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INDIA; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; KNEE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES;

EID: 11144296199     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2004.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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