Botulinum toxin A in hamstring spasticity

Gait and Posture

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 206-210

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

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

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Cerebral Palsy; Gait; Hamstrings; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT LIMITATION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; STANDING; WALKING;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; OXYGEN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0032692514     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(99)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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