The influence of spasticity in the lower limb muscles on gait pattern in children with sacral to mid-lumbar myelomeningocele: A gait analysis study

Gait and Posture

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-25

  Bartonek, Åsa ^a,b   Gutierrez, Elena M ^a,b   Haglund Åkerlind, Yvonne ^a,b   Saraste, Helena ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Kinematics; Spasticity; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT; KNEE; LEG; LEG MUSCLE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPASTICITY; STANDING; WALKING AID;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PARESIS; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 21644460250     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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