The influence of abductor weakness on gait in spina bifida

Gait and Posture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-38

  Duffy, C M ^a   Hill, A E ^b   Cosgrove, A P ^a   Corry, I S ^b   Graham, H K ^b  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abductor weakness; Hip flexion; Knee flexion; Oxygen consumption; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY COST; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINA BIFIDA; STANDING; WALKING;

EID: 0029917174     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0966-6362(95)01035-1     Document Type: Article

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