A comparison of gait in spinal muscular atrophy, type II and Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Gait and Posture

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 369-378

  Armand, Stéphane ^a,b   Mercier, Moïse ^b,e   Watelain, Eric ^a,c   Patte, Karine ^b   Pelissier, Jacques ^d   Rivier, François ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

^b Institut Saint Pierre   (France)

^c LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^e HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Gait analysis; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 18844412376     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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