Impact of ankle-foot orthoses on static foot alignment in children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 806-813

  Westberry, David E ^a   Davids, Jon R ^a   Shaver, J Christopher ^b   Tanner, Stephanie L ^b   Blackhurst, Dawn W ^b   Davis, Roy B ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT ORTHOSIS; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 34147098510     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00694     Document Type: Review

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