Static progressive stretch for the treatment of knee stiffness

Knee

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 272-276

  Bonutti, Peter M ^a   McGrath, Mike S ^b   Ulrich, Slif D ^b   McKenzie, Shelton A ^c   Seyler, Thorsten M ^b   Mont, Michael A ^b  

^a Bonutti Clinic   (United States)

^b SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee contracture; Knee rehabilitation; Knee stiffness; Splint; Static progressive stretch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC PROGRESSIVE STRETCH;

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45849152051     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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