Energy consumption in children with myelomeningocele: A comparison between reciprocating gait orthosis and hip-knee-ankle-foot orthosis ambulators

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 239-242

  Cuddeford, Tyler J ^a,e   Freeling, Renée P ^a   Thomas, Susan Sienko ^a   Aiona, Michael D ^b   Rex, Dorothea ^a   Sirolli, Henry ^c   Elliott, Joanne ^c   Magnusson, Mark ^d  

^a Department of Clinical Research ^*  (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c Division of Pulmonary Medicine

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WALKING;

EID: 0030959089     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb07418.x     Document Type: Article

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