The utility of knee releases in arthrogryposis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-313

  Ho, Christine A ^a,b   Karol, Lori A ^a  

^a Texas Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrogryposis; Knee releases; Neuromuscular conditions; Outcomes measurements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MOBILITY; PEDIATRIC EVALUATION OF DISABILITY INVENTORY; PEDIATRIC OUTCOME DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; THERAPY EFFECT; WEEFIM INSTRUMENT;

AGE FACTORS; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 41149172695     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181653bde     Document Type: Article

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