Mechanisms of improved knee flexion after rectus femoris transfer surgery

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 614-619

  Fox, Melanie D ^a   Reinbolt, Jeffrey A ^a   Õunpuu, Sylvia ^b   Delp, Scott L ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Dynamic simulation; Muscle function; Rectus femoris transfer; Stiff knee gait

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; RECTUS FEMORIS TRANSFER; STIFF-KNEE GAIT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SCAR FORMATION; SIMULATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; KNEE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 61849119571     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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