Three-dimensional gait analysis of patients with weakness of ankle dorsiflexor as a result of unilateral L5 radiculopathy

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Lee, Jung Hwan ^a   An, Ju Ha ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a   Seo, I Suk ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Foot drop; gait analysis; L5 radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE DORSIFLEXOR WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; VELOCITY; AGED; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 77954097688     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2010-0248     Document Type: Article

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