## Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a distinctive characteristic in the pattern of movement (forward trunk lean to reduce demand on the quadriceps muscle) during stair climbing in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) that is associated with the severity of the disea
EFFICACY OF LATERAL WEDGE ORTHOTICS DURING STAIR DESCENT IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
✍ Scribed by D.A. Wallace; M.J. Pavol; R.A. Harter
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9290
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