Gait kinematic analysis in patients with a mild form of central cord syndrome

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Gil Agudo, Angel ^a   Pérez Nombela, Soraya ^a   Forner Cordero, Arturo ^b   Pérez Rizo, Enrique ^a   Crespo Ruiz, Beatriz ^a   Del Ama Espinosa, Antonio ^a  

^a National Hospital for Spinal Cord Injury (SESCAM)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; PELVIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251636254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-8-7     Document Type: Article

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