A new carbon fibre spring orthosis for children with plantarflexor weakness

Gait and Posture

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 652-656

  Bartonek, Åsa ^a,b   Eriksson, Marie ^c   Gutierrez Farewik, Elena M ^a,b,d  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Olmed Ortopediska AB   (Sweden)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AFO; Ankle power; Calf muscle paresis; Joint work; Motor disorder

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; CARBON; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33847393007     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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