Evaluation of the elderly patient with an abnormal gait

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-117

  Lim, Moe R ^a   Huang, Russel C ^b,c   Wu, Anita ^b   Girardi, Federico P ^d   Cammisa, Frank P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^d Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

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EID: 33847055837     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200702000-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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