| Title |
Braces and orthoses for treating osteoarthritis of the knee
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2005
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd004020.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Brouwer, Reinoud W., van Raaij, Tom M, Jakma, Tijs T.S.C., Verhagen, Arianne P, Verhaar, Jan AN, Bierma-Zeinstra, Sita MA, Brouwer, R W, Jakma, T S C, Verhagen, A P, Verhaar, J A N, Bierma-Zeinstra, S M A |
| Abstract |
Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee can be treated with a brace or orthosis (shoe insole). The main purpose of these aids is to reduce pain, improve physical function and, possibly, to slow disease progression. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 165 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 159 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 13% |
| Researcher | 20 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 9% |
| Other | 40 | 24% |
| Unknown | 29 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 72 | 44% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 8% |
| Engineering | 12 | 7% |
| Sports and Recreations | 10 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 7% |
| Unknown | 44 | 27% |