Knee bracing |
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| Authors: | L Podesta M F Sherman |
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| Institution: | St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, New York, New York. |
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| Abstract: | Bracing the knee is a controversial, complex, and often confusing subject. Knee braces are categorized as either prophylactic, rehabilitative, or functional. Bracing goals are to prevent, assist, restrict, align, or simulate function of the knee. A working knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of specific braces in these different categories is required of the physician to properly prescribe these orthotics. |
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