Mechanical instability as a cause of gait disturbance in high-grade spondylolisthesis: A pre- and postoperative three-dimensional gait analysis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 672-676

  Meyers, Laura L ^b   Dobson, Scott R ^b   Wiegand, Dave ^c   Webb, Julie D ^c   Mencio, Gregory A ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Pelvic waddle; Spondylolisthesis; Three dimensional computerized analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LAMINECTOMY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0032831633     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199909000-00024     Document Type: Article

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