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Unloading knee brace is a cost-effective method to bridge and delay surgery in unicompartmental knee arthritis

BACKGROUND: Unloading knee braces can provide good short-term pain relief for some patients with unicompartmental osteoarthritis (UOA). Their cost is relatively small compared with surgical interventions. However, no previous studies have reported their use over a duration of 5 years or more. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Lee, Paul YF, Winfield, Thomas G, Harris, Shaun RS, Storey, Emerald, Chandratreya, Amit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5569259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28879034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000195