Stepping over obstacles of different heights: Kinematic and kinetic strategies of leading limb in hemiplegic children

Gait and Posture

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-341

  Petrarca, Maurizio ^a   Rosa, Giuseppe Di ^a   Cappa, Paolo ^b   Patanè, Fabrizio ^b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gait; Hemiplegic children; Obstacle; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG LENGTH; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33749318246     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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