Six minute walk distance or stair negotiation? choice of activity assessment following total knee replacement

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-41

  Crosbie, Jack ^a   Naylor, Justine M ^a,b   Harmer, Alison R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

6MWD; Assessment; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKING;

EID: 77953397320     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.453     Document Type: Article

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