Arm posturing during walking in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-141

  Riad, Jacques ^a   Msc, Scott Coleman ^a   Miller, Freeman ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow flexion; Hemiplegic cerebral palsy; Natural history; Upper extremity surgery

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT DISORDER; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ARM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; WALKING;

EID: 33847217576     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000248571.28004.c0     Document Type: Article

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