Hip flexion contracture and lumbar spine lordosis in myelomeningocele

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 476-478

  Glard, Yann ^a   Launay, Franck ^a   Viehweger, Elke ^a   Guillaume, Jean Marc ^a   Jouve, Jean Luc ^a   Bollini, Gérard ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hip flexion contracture; Lordosis; Lumbar spine; Myelomeningocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HIP; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 21244463193     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000161099.46339.eb     Document Type: Article

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