Tennis elbow counterforce bracing

Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-79

  Kroslak, Martin ^a   Murrell, George A C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b St George Hospital Campus ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Brace; Lateral epicondylitis; Tennis elbow; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CINAHL; EMBASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; MUSCLE FORCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TENNIS ELBOW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 34249000672     PISSN: 15239896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTE.0b013e318047c176     Document Type: Article

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