Leg length discrepancy in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy: A magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 846-850

  Riad, Jacques ^a,b   Finnbogason, Thröstur ^b   Broström, Eva ^b  

^a SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

hemiplegic cerebral palsy; leg length discrepancy; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPASTIC HEMIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY; TALUS; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650438088     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181fc35dd     Document Type: Article

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