The knee kinematic pattern associated with disruption of the knee extensor mechanism in ambulant patients with diplegic cerebral palsy

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 586-592

  O'Sullivan, Rory ^a   Walsh, Michael ^a   Kiernan, Damien ^a   O'Brien, Tim ^a  

^a Central Remedial Clinic Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Crouch gait; Extensor mechanism disruption; Gait analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953307902     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20976     Document Type: Article

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