Footwear alterations and bracing as treatments for knee osteoarthritis

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 653-656

  Krohn, Kelly ^a,b  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Building B ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Foot orthoses; Gait; Knee braces; Malalignment; Osteoarthritis; Unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BRACES; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SHOES;

EID: 27344448899     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bor.0000175460.75675.d3     Document Type: Review

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