Outcome of medial versus combined medial and lateral hamstring lengthening surgery in cerebral palsy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-172

  Kay, Robert M ^a   Rethlefsen, Susan A ^a   Skaggs, David ^a   Leet, Arabella ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Hamstring lengthening; Outcome; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BRACE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PES EQUINUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036212957     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200203000-00006     Document Type: Article

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