The outcome of surgical intervention for early deformity in young ambulant children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 946-951

  Gough, M ^a   Schneider, P ^a   Shortland, A P ^a,b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUP; DEFORMITY; GAIT; GILLETTE GAIT INDEX; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47549119468     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B7.20577     Document Type: Review

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