Trunk kinematics and the influence on valgus knee stress in persons with high sacral level myelomeningocele

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-94

  Gupta, Rajan T ^a,b   Vankoski, Stephen ^a,b   Novak, Robert A ^a   Dias, Luciano S ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait analysis; Knee stress; Myelomeningocele; Trunk kinematics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINEMATICS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRESS; TIBIA TORSION; TRUNK; VALGUS KNEE; WALKING AID;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOVEMENT; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 11844303510     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200501000-00020     Document Type: Article

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