Heart rate and walking velocity during independent walking in children with low and midlumbar myelomeningocele

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 185-190

  Bartonek, Åsa ^a   Eriksson, M ^c   Saraste, H ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Olmed Ortopediska AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Gait physiology; Heart rate; Orthotic devices; Spinal dysraphism; Walking physiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOSIS; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT;

EID: 0036939674     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001577-200214040-00003     Document Type: Article

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