Outcome of single-event multilevel surgery in untreated cerebral palsy in a developing country

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1088-1091

  Khan, M A ^a,b  

^a Bismillah Taqee Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b Park Lane Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; SPASTIC DIPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WALKING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIP CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 34848837357     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B8.18475     Document Type: Article

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