Joint stiffness and gait pattern evaluation in children with Down syndrome

Gait and Posture

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 502-506

  Galli, Manuela ^a,d   Rigoldi, Chiara ^a   Brunner, Reinald ^b   Virji Babul, Naznin ^c   Giorgio, Albertini ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Down Syndrome Research Foundation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d IRCSS San Raffaele   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Gait analysis; Gait pattern; Joint stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; VELOCITY;

EID: 54049148185     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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