Motor function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy children: A review of the literature

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-248

  Gaudreault, Nathaly ^a   Gravel, Denis ^a,b   Nadeau, Sylvie ^a,b   Houde, Sylvie ^c  

^a Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contracture; Gait; Muscular dystrophy; Strength

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYNAMOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 33645469255     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v17.i3.50     Document Type: Review

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