A new static progressive splint for treatment of knee and elbow flexion contractures

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 799-804

  Suksathien, Rachawan ^a   Suksathien, Yingyong ^a  

^a MAHARAT NAKHON RATCHASIMA HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Contracture; Elbow; Knee; Orthosis; Rehabilitation; Splint; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BURN CONTRACTURE; BURN SCAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; ORTHOSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLINT; SPLINTING; STRETCHING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTURE; ELBOW JOINT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955068794     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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