Comparison of upper extremity kinematics in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy using anterior and posterior walkers

Gait and Posture

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 412-419

  Strifling, Kelly M B ^a   Lub, Na ^b   Wang, Mei ^a   Cao, Kevin ^a   Ackman, Jeffrey D ^c   Klein, John P ^b   Schwab, Jeffrey P ^b   Harris, Gerald F ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait; Kinematics; Upper extremity; Walker

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CADENCE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEP LENGTH; STRIDE LENGTH; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED; WRIST;

EID: 54049142482     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.01.018     Document Type: Article

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