How Accurate Is Partial Weightbearing?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 421, Issue , 2004, Pages 282-286

  Dabke, H V ^a,c   Gupta, S K ^a   Holt, C A ^b   O'Callaghan, P ^b   Dent, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; GAIT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 2342541735     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000127116.13377.65     Document Type: Article

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