Comparison of upper extremity glenohumeral joint forces in children with cerebral palsy using anterior and posterior walkers

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 45, Issue , 2009, Pages 304-309

  Strifling, Kelly M B ^a,b   Konop, Katherine A ^a   Wang, Mei ^b   Harris, Gerald F ^a,b  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cerebral palsy; Children; Dynamics; Forces; Glenohumeral; Kinetics; Shoulder; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDREN; FORCES; GLENOHUMERAL; SHOULDER; UPPER EXTREMITY;

DYNAMICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE FORCE; SHOULDER; SPASTIC PARESIS; TORQUE; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 65749085664     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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