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Joint protection program for the lower limb

Authors

Sharon Alzner, MPT

Senior Physical Therapist

Brigham and Women's Hospital Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Department

Zacharia Isaac, MD

Section Editor — Soft Tissue Rheumatic Disease

Assistant Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Harvard Medical School

Section Editor

Robert H Shmerling, MD

Section Editor — Diagnostic Issues in Rheumatology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Deputy Editor

Monica Ramirez Curtis, MD, MPH

Deputy Editor — Rheumatology

Instructor of Medicine, Part-time

Harvard Medical School

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