Role of bracing in the management of knee osteoarthritis

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-222

  Rannou, François ^a,b,c   Poiraudeau, Serge ^a,b,c   Beaudreuil, Johan ^b,d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Service de Ŕ́ Ducation ^*  (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanical; Brace; Knee osteoarthritis; Orthoses; Recommendations; Review; Sleeve

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 75749142358     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOR.0b013e32833619c4     Document Type: Review

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