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A pilot feasibility study for immediate relief of referred knee pain by hip traction in hip osteoarthritis

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  1. Department of Physical Therapy, Konan Woman’s University, 6-2-23 Morikita-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, 658-0001, Japan

    Tomohiko Nishigami & Ayako Matsuya

  2. Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

    Tomohiko Nishigami & Takahiro Ushida

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-chou, Nankoku, Japan

    Masahiko Ikeuchi, Yusuke Okanoue & Toshikazu Tani

  4. Rehabilitation Center, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Kohasu, Oko-chou, Nankoku, Japan

    Shiho Wakamatsu & Kenji Ishida

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Nishigami, T., Ikeuchi, M., Okanoue, Y. et al. A pilot feasibility study for immediate relief of referred knee pain by hip traction in hip osteoarthritis. J Orthop Sci 17, 328–330 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-012-0214-z

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