Impaired dynamic balance control in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis and abnormal somatosensory evoked potentials

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 846-849

  Lao, Miko L M ^a   Chow, Daniel H K ^a   Guo, Xia ^a   Cheng, Jack C Y ^b   Holmes, Andrew D ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Dynamic balance; Gait analysis; Somatosensory evoked potential

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCOLIOSIS; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SCOLIOSIS; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 60549090603     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31818e1bc9     Document Type: Article

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