Analysis of biomechanical effectiveness of valgus-inducing knee brace for osteoarthritis of knee

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 419-430

  Schmalz, Thomas ^a   Knopf, Elmar ^b   Drewitz, Heiko ^a   Blumentritt, Siegmar ^a,b  

^a Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gait analysis; Knee loading; Knee osteoarthritis; Orthopedics; Orthotics; Pain; Rehabilitation; Val gus bracing; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

KNEE LOADING; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; REHABILITATION; VAL-GUS BRACING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BIOMECHANICS; GAIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH; ORTHOPEDICS; ORTHOTICS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TREATMENT DURATION; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77955816292     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.05.0067     Document Type: Article

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