The effect of fixed ankle foot orthoses in children with cerebral palsy

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Butler, P B ^a   Farmer, S E ^a   Stewart, C ^a   Jones, P W ^b   Forward, M ^a  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ankle foot orthosis; biomechanics; Cerebral palsy; gait

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE; ORTHOTICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58149348317     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100600662009     Document Type: Article

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