Local and distant effects of isolated calf muscle lengthening in children with cerebral palsy and equinus gait

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-61

  Lofterød, Bjørn ^a   Terjesen, Terje ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Calf muscle lengthening; Cerebralpalsy; Gait analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 39549118364     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-007-0074-9     Document Type: Article

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