Orthotic devices and gait in polio patients

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-59

  Genet F ^a   Schnitzler, A ^a   Mathieu, S ^a   Autret, K ^a   Thefenne L ^b   Dizien, O ^a   Maldjian, A ^c  

^a Service de médecine physique et réadaptation Hôpital Maritime de Berck Groupe hospitalier R Poincaré   (France)

^b LAVERAN MILITARY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier du Vexin   (France)

Author keywords

Gait; Orthosis; Orthotic devices; Poliomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTHRODESIS; BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FALLING; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOOT; FOREARM FRACTURE; GAIT; GENU RECURVATUM; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; KINESIOLOGY; KNEE; KNEE INSTABILITY; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; LEG LENGTHENING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; ORTHOTICS; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PES EQUINOVARUS; PES EQUINUS; POLIO SURVIVOR; POLIOMYELITIS; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPINE SURGERY; TENOTOMY; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POLIOMYELITIS;

EID: 76049130817     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2009.11.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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