RANDOMIZED PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE TREATMENT OF FEMORO-PATELLAR OSTEOARTHRITIS USING BRACING

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the effect of a brace designed to stabilize the patellofemoral joint to that of a patella-shaped neoprene sleeve with patella cut out in patients with patellofemoral osteoarthritis. Methods: Fifty-seven patients with femoro-patellar osteoarthritis were allocated to t...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Jum Yamamoto, Guilherme Pereira Ocampos, Maria Candidade Miranda Luzo, Cleidnéia Aparecida Clemente da Silva, Fabiane Elize Sabino de Farias, Marcia Uchoa de Rezende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2019-04-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522019000200085&tlng=en