Gait analysis in low lumbar myelomeningocele patients with unilateral hip dislocation or subluxation

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 330-334

  Gabrieli, Ana Paula T ^b   Vankoski, Stephen J ^c   Dias, Luciano S ^a,c   Milani, Carlo ^b   Lourenco, Alexandre ^b   Filho, Jose Laredo ^c   Novak, Robert ^b  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Hip dislocation; Myelomeningocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT DISORDER; HIP CONTRACTURE; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; ORTHOSIS; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; WALKING;

EID: 0038300432     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200305000-00010     Document Type: Article

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