Is it possible to train patients to limit weight bearing on a lower extremity?
Hustedt JW, Blizzard DJ, Baumgaertner MR, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Is it possible to train patients to limit weight bearing on a lower extremity? Orthopedics 2012, 35: e31-7. PMID: 22229610, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20111122-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-bearing instructionsPartial weight-bearing instructionsOrthopedic patientsWeight bearingBathroom scaleBiofeedback deviceBiofeedback trainingAbility of patientsPostoperative extremityHealthy patientsLower extremitiesPatientsMedical literatureClinical interventionsVerbal instructionsSuperior complianceExtremitiesInterventionAverage weight