Device use: Walking aids, braces, and orthoses for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 479-502

  Gross, K Douglas ^a  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee; Orthoses; Osteoarthritis; Walking aids

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FITNESS; FLATFOOT; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MANAGED CARE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; WALKING;

EID: 77955489697     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2010.03.007     Document Type: Review

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