Influence of functional bracing on the kinetics of anterior cruciate ligament-injured knees during level walking

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 517-524

  Lu, Tung Wu ^a   Lin, Hsiu Chen ^a,b   Hsu, Horng Chaung ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Functional knee brace; Gait; Knee kinetics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; GAIT ANALYSIS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FUNCTIONAL KNEE BRACE; GAIT; KNEE KINETICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BRACES; GAIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 33646114076     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.12.017     Document Type: Article

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