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Use of a static progressive stretch orthosis to treat post-traumatic ankle stiffness

BACKGROUND: Chronic ankle stiffness can develop for numerous reasons after traumatic injury, and may adversely affect patient gait, mobility, and function. Although standard physical therapeutic techniques typically resolve this stiffness, some cases may be recalcitrant to these measures, making it...

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Autores principales: Costa, Christopher R, McElroy, Mark J, Johnson, Aaron J, Lamm, Bradley M, Mont, Michael A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3532337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22762507
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-348