Stair locomotion in children with spastic hemiplegia: The impact of three different ankle foot orthosis (AFOs) configurations

Gait and Posture

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 180-187

  Sienko Thomas, Susan ^a   Buckon, Cathleen E ^a   Jakobson Huston, Sabrina ^a   Sussman, Michael D ^a   Aiona, Michael D ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemiplegia; Orthotics; Stair locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FOOT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

EID: 0036804480     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(02)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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