Reliability of physical examination in the measurement of hip flexion contracture and correlation with gait parameters in cerebral palsy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-158

  Lee, Kyoung Min ^a   Chung, Chin Youb ^a   Kwon, Dae Gyu ^a   Han, Ho Sung ^a   Choi, In Ho ^b   Park, Moon Seok ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HIP CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONE HIP EXTENSION TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSOAS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; THOMAS TEST; WALKING;

EID: 79251500692     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00252     Document Type: Article

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