Use of a double upright knee orthosis prophylactically to decrease severity of knee injuries in football players
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Prophylaktische Anwendung einer doppelten aufrechten Kniegelenkorthese zur Reduzierung der Schwere von Kniegelenkverletzungen bei Fussballspielern |
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| Autor: | Brodersen, Mark P.; Symanowski, James T. |
| Erschienen in: | Clinical journal of sport medicine |
| Veröffentlicht: | 3 (1992), 1, S. 31-35, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 1050-642X, 1536-3724 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199408062951 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
We reviewed the experience of a major college football team that had used a different type of prophylactic knee brace. Instead of the traditional single lateral upright, a double upright (medial and lateral) hinged orthosis with thigh and calf cuffs was used for the football seasons from 1982 to 1987. The effect of brace use was evaluated with respect to severity of injury as reflected by time loss and extent of instability. There was a statistically significant decrease in knee injuries (44-26%) in the group with the brace and a decrease in severity of injury (time loss). This same trend was also noted with respect to instability grading. Verf.-Referat