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Effect of Patients with Genu Varum on Device for Correcting Bowleg: 4 Cases Report  

Cho, Woong-Hee (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sang-Ji University)
Kim, Hyung-Gil (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sang-Ji University)
Lee, Dong-Eun (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sang-Ji University)
Park, Won-Hyung (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sang-Ji University)
Cha, Yun-Yeop (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sang-Ji University)
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Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation / v.20, no.3, 2010 , pp. 131-137 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate clinical effects of device for correcting bowleg and Chuna to patients with genu varum. The clinical study was carried out 4 cases with genu varum, who had been treated from April, 2009 to May, 2010 in the department of oriental rehabilitation medicine, Sang-ji university oriental medical hospital. After treating device for correcting bowleg and Chuna, we find out that genu varum was improved after treatment. So these results suggest that device for correcting bowleg and Chuna was effective to patients with genu varum.
Keywords
Genu Varum; Device for correcting bowleg; Chuna;
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