Evaluation of Off-Loading Braces for Treatment of Unicompartmental Knee Arthrosis

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 21, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 2-8

  Dennis, Douglas A ^a,b,c   Komistek, Richard D ^a,b,c   Nadaud, Matthew C ^d   Mahfouz, Mohammed ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c The Center for Musculoskeletal Research   (United States)

^d St Mary's Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

condylar separation; off loading braces; unicompartmental knee arthrosis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; FEMUR CONDYLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BRACES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; POSTURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33744972569     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.02.099     Document Type: Article

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