The mid-point of passive hip rotation range is an indicator of hip rotation in gait in cerebral palsy

Gait and Posture

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-91

  Kerr, Alison M ^a,b   Kirtley, Sarah J ^a   Hillman, Susan J ^a   Van Der Linden, Mariëtta L ^a   Hazlewood, M Elizabeth ^a   Robb, James E ^a  

^a Prncs Margaret Rose Orthoped Hosp   (United Kingdom)

^b Eastern General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait; Hip rotation; Mid point; Passive examination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; STANDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION;

EID: 0037304220     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(02)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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