Spina bifida at the sacral level: More than minor gait disturbances

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 178-185

  Schoenmakers, M A G C ^a   Gulmans, V A M ^a   Gooskens, R H J M ^b   Helders, P J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MICTURITION; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SELF CARE; SKILL; SPINA BIFIDA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; PARALYSIS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 1542715923     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr718oa     Document Type: Article

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