Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 8 , Pages 1545-1551 , August 2005

Use of Ultrasound to Increase Effectiveness of Isokinetic Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis

  • Mao-Hsiung Huang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Mao-Hsiung Huang, MD, PhD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, No.100 Tzyou 1st Rd, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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  • Yueh-Shuang Lin, MS

      Affiliations

    • Kun-Shan University of Technology, Tainan, Taiwan.
    • ,
  • Chia-Ling Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
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  • Rei-Cheng Yang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Sport Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung

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 Supported by National Science Council of Taiwan (grant no. NSC-92-2314-B-037-067).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.02.007

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 8 , Pages 1545-1551 , August 2005

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