Assessment of upper limb in tetraplegia: Considerations in evaluation and outcomes research

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-101

  Mulcahey, M J ^a   Hutchinson, Dave ^a   Kozin, Scott ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Functional electrical stimulation; Hand function; ICSHT; Muscle strength testing; Outcomes measures; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Tendon transfers; Upperlimb evaluation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIALS; HAND FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH TESTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TENDON TRANSFERS; UPPERLIMB EVALUATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSIS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MUSCLE; TENDONS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARM; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARD;

ARM; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 34250007064     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.10.0167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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