Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 70-76 , January 2010

The effect of valgus bracing on the knee adduction moment during gait and running in male subjects with varus alignment

Received 22 April 2009 ,Accepted 18 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.08.010

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 70-76 , January 2010

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