The effects of quantitative gait assessment and botulinum toxin A on musculoskeletal surgery in children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 161-170

  Molenaers, Guy ^a   Desloovere, Kaat ^a   Fabry, Guy ^a   De Cock, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; FOOT MALFORMATION; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPASTICITY; SURVIVAL TIME; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 30344486010     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.C.01497     Document Type: Article

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