The Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Aid Decision Making in Acquired Equinovarus Deformity

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 457-462

  van Til, Janine A ^a,b   Renzenbrink, Gerbert J ^c   Dolan, James G ^d,e   IJzerman, Maarten J ^a,b  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

^d UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Equinovarus; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PES EQUINOVARUS; SHOE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANKLE JOINT; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39449134008     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.030     Document Type: Article

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