Gait analysis before and after gastrocnemius fascia lengthening in children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Biomechanics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-105

  Galli, M ^a   Cimolin, V ^a   Crivellini, M ^a   Albertini, G ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait analysis; Vulpius technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; PES EQUINUS; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

EID: 28244462422     PISSN: 17226899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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