Outcomes of gastrocnemius-soleus complex lengthening for isolated equinus contracture in children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 771-778

  Tylkowski, Chester M ^a,b   Horan, Mike ^b   Oeffinger, Donna J ^a  

^a Shriners Hospital for Children   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Children; Gait analysis; Gastrocnemius soleus complex lengthenings; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS SOLEUS COMPLEX; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLUBFOOT; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349684333     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181b76a7c     Document Type: Article

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