Kinetic and kinematic changes with the use of valgus knee brace and lateral wedge insoles in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1125-1132

  Pagani, Cynthia H Fantini ^a   Hinrichs, Maren ^a   Brüggemann, Gert Peter ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

biomechanics; knee; orthotics devices; osteoarthritis; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LATERAL WEDGE INSOLE; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; VALGUS KNEE;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; FEMALE; GENU VALGUM; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SHOES;

EID: 84861102059     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22032     Document Type: Article

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