Ambulatory activity in youth with arthrogryposis: A cohort study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-217

  Dillon, Erin R ^a   Bjornson, Kristie F ^b   Jaffe, Kenneth M ^c   Hall, Judith G ^d   Song, Kit ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyoplasia; Arthrogryposis; Function; Gait analysis

Indexed keywords

AMYOPLASIA; ANKLE; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 67649979930     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181990214     Document Type: Article

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