Gait asymmetry in patients with limb-length inequality

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 144-150

  Kaufman, K R ^a,b   Miller, L S ^a   Sutherland, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Force plate; Gait; Ground reaction force; Limb length inequality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE;

EID: 0030059347     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199603000-00002     Document Type: Article

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