The validity of an existing gait classification system when applied to a representative population of children with hemiplegia

Gait and Posture

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 442-447

  McDowell, Brona C ^a   Kerr, Claire ^a,b   Kelly, Connor ^a   Salazar, Jose ^a   Cosgrove, Aidan ^a  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait; Hemiplegia; Winters classification

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 54049139601     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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