Joint angular velocity in spastic gait and the influence of muscle- tendon lengthening

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 174-186

  Granata, Kevin P ^a,b,c   Abel, Mark F ^a,b,c   Damiano, Diane L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT DISORDER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; TENOTOMY;

EID: 0033982077     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200002000-00003     Document Type: Article

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