Developmental skills of children with spastic diplegia: Functional and qualitative changes after selective dorsal rhizotomy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 946-951

  Buckon, Cathleen E ^a   Thomas, Susan Sienko ^a   Pierce, Rosemary ^a   Piatt Jr , Joseph H ^b   Aiona, Michael D ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STABILITY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE TONE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RHIZOTOMY; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA;

EID: 0030984067     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90055-1     Document Type: Article

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