Crouch gait patterns defined using k-means cluster analysis are related to underlying clinical pathology

Gait and Posture

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-160

  Rozumalski, Adam ^a,b   Schwartz, Michael H ^a,b,c  

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

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Crouch gait; k means Cluster analysis; Principal component analysis; Singular value decomposition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUCH GAIT; DISEASE SEVERITY; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR CONTROL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTRACTURE; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 67649306181     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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