Efficacy of the dorsal knee extension orthosis after gonarthritis: A retrospective analysis
Introduction: Acute and chronic knee arthritis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can result in joint contractures due to muscle and ligament shortening. Use of the overnight dorsal knee extension orthosis (KO) can help reverse extension deficits (ED). However, few studies quantify their efficacy [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- Luther University (KR)
- Voestalpine (Brazil) (BR)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dgrh127
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00