Effects of Wedged Shoes and Ankle-Foot Orthoses on Standing Balance and Knee Extension in Children with Cerebral Palsy Who Crouch

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 221-231

  Wesdock, Kimberly A ^a,b   Edge, Annabel M ^b  

^a Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cerebral palsy; Child; Comparative study; Equilibrium; Knee joint physiopathology; Nervous system diseases complications; Orthotic devices; Physical therapy techniques methods

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANKLE; ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; ORTHOTICS; RELIABILITY; SHOE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEDGED SHOE;

EID: 0345257762     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PEP.0000096383.80789.A4     Document Type: Article

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