Characterization of gait function in patients with postsurgical sagittal (flatback) deformity: A prospective study of 21 patients

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 2328-2337

  Sarwahi, Vishal ^a   Boachie Adjei, Oheneba ^a   Backus, Sherry I ^a   Taira, Gaku ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flatback; Gait analysis; Ground reaction force

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLAT BACK DEFORMITY; GAIT DISORDER; GRAVITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MECHANICS; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STANDING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CURVATURES; SPINAL FUSION; SYNDROME; WALKING;

EID: 0036842270     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200211010-00005     Document Type: Article

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