Use of the normalcy index for the evaluation of gait pathology

Gait and Posture

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Romei, M ^a   Galli, M ^a   Motta, F ^b   Schwartz, M ^c,d   Crivellini, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D gait analysis; Cerebral palsy; Normalcy index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; GONIOMETRY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0346040192     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(03)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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