The effect of valgus braces on medial compartment load of the knee joint - in vivo load measurements in three subjects

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1354-1360

  Kutzner, Ines ^a   Küther, Steffen ^a   Heinlein, Bernd ^b   Dymke, Jörn ^a   Bender, Alwina ^a   Halder, Andreas M ^c   Bergmann, Georg ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^c Klinik fur Endoprothetik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Braces; Forces; Knee joint; Medial load; Valgus

Indexed keywords

BRACES; FORCES; KNEE JOINT; MEDIAL LOAD; VALGUS;

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); STAIRS;

LOADS (FORCES);

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; BRACE; FORCE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IN VIVO STUDY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TELEMETRY; VALGUS KNEE; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TELEMETRY; TIBIA; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79954626476     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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