Sagittal and coronal biomechanics of the knee: A rationale for corrective measures

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-95

  Levine, Harlan B ^b   Bosco III, Joseph A ^a,b,c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Clinical Affairs ^*

^c NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; COMPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MUSCLE FORCE; ORTHOTICS; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA;

EID: 33947226921     PISSN: 19369719     EISSN: 19369727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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