Predicting outcomes of rectus femoris transfer surgery

Gait and Posture

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-105

  Reinbolt, Jeffrey A ^a   Fox, Melanie D ^a   Schwartz, Michael H ^b,c   Delp, Scott L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait analysis; Predicting outcomes; Rectus femoris transfer; Stiff knee gait

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549133185     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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