Unload it: The key to the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1823-1829

  Waller, Craig ^a   Hayes, David ^b   Block, Jon E ^c   London, Nicholas J ^d  

^a ST VINCENT'S CLINIC   (Australia)

^b Brisbane Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (Australia)

^c Harrogate District Foundation Trust ^*  (United States)

^d HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alignment; Knee; Load; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054108816     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1403-6     Document Type: Article

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