Gait parameters in children with motor disabilities using an electronic walkway system: Assessment of reliability

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 326-331

  Wondra, Valerie C ^a   Pitetti, Kenneth H ^a   Beets, Michael W ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Child; Gait; Kinematics; Orthoses; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GAIT; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 38949177538     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181577d6d     Document Type: Article

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