Upper extremity dynamics during Lofstrand crutch-assisted gait in children with myelomeningocele

Gait and Posture

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 511-517

  Slavens, Brooke A ^a,b,c   Sturm, Peter F ^c   Bajournaite, Ruta ^d   Harris, Gerald F ^a,b,c  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Dynamics; Lofstrand crutches; Motion analysis; Myelomeningocele; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; THORAX; TREATMENT PLANNING; WALKING AID;

BIOMECHANICS; CRUTCHES; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRANSDUCERS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 70349232196     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.07.125     Document Type: Article

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