MODERN APPROACHES TO PREVENTION OF KNEE JOINT CONTRACTURES IN WOUNDED MILITARY PERSONNEL: THE ROLE OF PASSIVE AND ACTIVE EXERCISES
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https://doi.org/10.30888/2709-2267.2025-34-00-025Keywords:
knee joint contracture, military personnel, combat injuries, physical therapy, passive exercises, active exercises, preventionAbstract
The paper examines the problem of knee joint contracture prevention in wounded military personnel. A biphasic nature of contracture development with transformation of myogenic component into arthrogenic during the first four weeks of immobilization was esMetrics
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