Knee bracing for unicompartmental osteoarthritis

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-11

  Pollo, Fabian E ^a   Jackson, Robert W ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; REVIEW;

BRACES; GAIT; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 33645457555     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200601000-00003     Document Type: Review

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