Gait electromyography in children with myelomeningocele at the sacral level

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 471-475

  Park, Byung Kyu ^a   Song, Hae Ryong ^b   Vankoski, Stephen J ^c   Moore, Carolyn A ^c   Dias, Luciano S ^c  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; WALKING;

EID: 12644288318     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90159-3     Document Type: Article

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