Orthopedic management of spina bifida

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 96-103

  Thomson, Jeffrey D ^a,b   Segal, Lee S ^c,d,e  

^a Farmington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bracing; Foot and ankle deformity; Gait analysis; Hip dislocation; Kyphosis; Myelomeningocele; Scoliosis; Spina bifida; Valgus knee

Indexed keywords

BALANCE DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951663382     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.97     Document Type: Review

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