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Braces-Orthopedic appliances

Known as: Brace, brace [orthopedic device], Orthosis 
Orthopedic appliances used to support, align, or hold parts of the body in correct position. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Gait of stance control orthosis users: The Dynamic Knee Brace System
Individuals with weak or absent quadriceps who wish to walk independently are prescribed knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs). New… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Factors influencing the decision about orthodontic treatment
The aims of the study were to evaluate the attitude towards orthodontic treatment among 11-(T1) and 15-year-old children (T2) and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Evaluation of Assistive Devices after a Course in Joint Protection
Abstract This study assessed a joint protection education program and investigated the costs and effects of assistive devices… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Long-term results of Boston brace treatment on vertebral rotation in idiopathic scoliosis.
The long-term effect of Boston brace treatment was investigated by computed tomography measurements before treatment, after… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A comparison of the passive support provided by various ankle braces.
This research was funded in part by a grant from the Ferrante and Jackson Physical Therapy Research Fund. Recent criticism in the… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Prophylactic knee bracing in college football
We report on the number of knee injuries sustained by a major college football team during 2 full years when all players were… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Prophylactic knee bracing in college football
American football can be harmful to knees. In an at tempt to reduce the number and severity of knee injuries, the intercollegiate… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Tennis injuries: prevention and treatment
When players are engaged in the sport of tennis, injuries may occur to the eyes, in the neck, to the shoulder and back, arm and… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Forearm fractures. Early functional bracing - A preliminary report.
Forty-five fractures of the forearm in forty-three patients were treated with a functional below-the-elbow brace applied three to… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
On aggression, New York (Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.) 1966.
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