Repeatability of a new observational gait score for unilateral lower limb amputees

Gait and Posture

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-45

  Hillman, Susan J ^a   Donald, Stephen C ^b   Herman, Janet ^a   McCurrach, Elaine ^a   McGarry, Anthony ^c   Richardson, Alison M ^a   Robb, James E ^a  

^a ASTLEY AINSLIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gait; Gait observation; Prosthetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING; LEG; LIMB PROSTHESIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 77953543171     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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