Rectus femoris transfer in children with cerebral palsy: Evaluation of transfer site and preoperative indicators

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 674-678

  Muthusamy, Komalam ^a   Seidl, Adam J ^b   Friesen, Richard M ^b   Carollo, James J ^b   Pan, Zhaoxing ^c   Chang, Franklin M ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait analysis; Rectus femoris

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GAIT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME VARIABLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; STANDING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53749088519     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181804c04     Document Type: Article

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