Does botulinum toxin A improve the walking pattern in children with idiopathic toe-walking?

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-308

  Engström, Pähr ^a,c   Gutierrez Farewik, Elena M ^a,b   Bartonek, Åsa ^a   Tedroff, Kristina ^a   Orefelt, Christina ^a   Haglund Åkerlind, Yvonne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3 D gait analysis; Botulinum toxin A; Gait analysis; Habitual toe walking; Idiopathic toe walking; Toe walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955054867     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-010-0263-9     Document Type: Article

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