Examination of the child with cerebral palsy

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 469-488

  Novacheck, Tom F ^a   Trost, Joyce P ^a   Sohrweide, Sue ^a  

^a Center for Gait and Motion Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Children; Examination

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BONE MALFORMATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTRACTURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FAMILY LIFE; FEMORAL ANTEVERSION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HALLUX VALGUS; HALLUX VARUS; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA ALTA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PES EQUINUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TIBIA TORSION; TREATMENT PLANNING; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; GAIT; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77956924554     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2010.07.001     Document Type: Review

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