Physical and functional correlations of ankle-foot orthosis use in the rehabilitation of stroke patients

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1047-1049

  Teasell, Robert W ^a   McRae, Marc P ^a   Foley, Norine ^a   Bhardwaj, Asha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Ankle; Foot; Gait; Hemiplegia; Orthotic devices; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PES EQUINUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 0034879975     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.25078     Document Type: Article

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