Changes in gait velocity, mean knee flexion in stance, body mass index, and popliteal angle with age in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-111

  Gannotti, Mary ^a   Gorton, George E ^b   Nahorniak, Maureen T ^c   Gagnaire, Nicole ^a   Fil, Adrienne ^a   Hogue, Jill ^a   Julewicz, Jessica ^a   Hersh, Elana ^a   Marchion, Valerie ^a   Masso, Peter D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b Motion Analysis Laboratory   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cerebral palsy; Gait velocity; Knee flexion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; WEIGHT CHANGE; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTPATIENTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 40049095378     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e31815b12b8     Document Type: Article

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