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Unloader Braces for Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis: Implications on Mediating Progression

BACKGROUND: For persons with unicompartment knee osteoarthritis (OA), off-unloader braces are a mechanical intervention designed to reduce pain, improve physical function, and possibly slow disease progression. Pain relief is thought to be mediated by distracting the involved compartment via externa...

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Autores principales: Ramsey, Dan K., Russell, Mary E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23015902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738109343157