Gait before and 10 years after rhizotomy in children with cerebral palsy spasticity

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1014-1019

  Subramanian, Nivedita ^b   Vaughan, Christopher L ^a   Peter, Jonathan C ^b   Arens, Leila J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Children; Gait analysis; Rhizotomy; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031864984     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.6.1014     Document Type: Article

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