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Assessment of forearm and plantar foot load in the elderly using a four-wheeled walker with armrest and the effect of armrest height

BACKGROUND: Patients with hand and/or wrist pathology are recommended to have a four-wheeled walker with an arm rest (FWW-AR) rather than a standard walker or a standard four-wheeled walker (FWW). However, only a few quantitative studies have been performed to compare upper and lower extremity weigh...

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Autores principales: Ko, Chang-Yong, Kim, Sol-Bi, Choi, Hyuk-Jae, Chang, Yunhee, Kang, Sungjae, Heo, Yoon, Ryu, Jeicheong, Kim, Gyoosuk, Mun, Museong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4205114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25342894
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S70722