Effect of ankle-foot orthoses on gait in typically developing children: Developmental trend in segmental coordination

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-170

  Degelaen, Marc ^a,b   Leurs, Françoise ^c   De Borre, Ludo ^a   Kerckhofs, Eric ^d   De Meirleir, Linda ^e   Cheron, Guy ^c   Dan, Bernard ^a,c  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^b Ziekenhuis Inkendaal   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ankle foot orthoses; cerebral palsy; Gait; intersegmental coordination; motor control

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSES; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; ORTHOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

EID: 78650362728     PISSN: 18745393     EISSN: 18758894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-2010-0125     Document Type: Article

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