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The Effect of Hip Bracing on Gait in Patients with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis

Objective. Impaired hip motion has been associated with heightened medial knee joint loading in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). A hip external rotation strap designed to pull the femur into external rotation and abduction may serve as one protective mechanism. The primary aim of our study is...

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Autores principales: Wallace, David, Barr, Christa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22888422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/240376