Valgus bracing affords short-term treatment solution across walking and sit-to-stand activities

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 792-797

  Larsen, Bethany L ^a   Jacofsky, Marc C ^b   Brown, John A ^b   Jacofsky, David J ^b  

^a SHRI CORE Orthopedic Laboratories   (United States)

^b THE CORE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bracing; Chair rise; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Walk

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE SOCIETY SCORE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SITTING; STANDING; VALGUS KNEE; WALKING;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BRACES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKING;

EID: 84876728288     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.09.022     Document Type: Article

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