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Fluid-filled braces: effective in rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction
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Fluid-filled braces: effective in rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction
Knee. 2010 Mar;17(2):119-26. Epub 2009 Aug 13
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HO Mayr A Hochrein W Hein R Hube A Bernstein

73 patients (age range 16-60 yr) scheduled for an ACL reconstruction using the quadrupled hamstring technique were randomized to the use of a soft water filled brace or a hard brace for 6 week during the rehabilitation. At 1 year, it was observed that post-operative fluid-filled braces lead to significantly less swelling and effusion, while providing better ROM than hard braces. Fluid-filled braces also lead to better objective and subjective composite outcome measures when compared to hard-braces.

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OrthoEvidence. Fluid-filled braces: effective in rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction. ACE Report. 2013;3(3):87. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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