Deviations in gait pattern in experimental models of hindlimb paresis shown by a novel pressure mapping system

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2272-2283

  Boyd, Benjamin S ^a   Puttlitz, Christian ^b   Noble Haeusslein, Linda J ^a,c   John, Constance M ^d   Trivedi, Alpa ^c,d   Topp, Kimberly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MandalMed Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Basso Beattie Bresnahan locomotor scale; Peripheral nerve injury; Sciatic functional index; Spinal cord injury; Tekscan

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CONTUSIONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; MALE; NERVE CRUSH; PARESIS; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547480384     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21366     Document Type: Article

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