Upper limb assessment in tetraplegia: Clinical, functional and kinematic correlations

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-72

  Cacho, Enio Walker Azevedo ^a   De Oliveira, Roberta ^a   Ortolan, Rodrigo L ^b   Varoto, Renato ^c   Cliquet Jr , Alberto ^c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

arm; assessment; kinematic; tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ARM; ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION; HORIZONTAL PLANES; INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; KINEMATIC VARIABLES; MAXIMAL VELOCITY; MOVEMENT TIME; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PEAK VELOCITIES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RANGE OF MOTIONS; REACH-TO-GRASP MOVEMENTS; REFERENCE PARAMETERS; RIGHT AND LEFT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORDS; SPINAL INJURY; TETRAPLEGIA; UPPER LIMBS;

DOSIMETRY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; RATING;

KINEMATICS;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUADRIPLEGIA;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRIPLEGIA; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952190666     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32833d6cf3     Document Type: Article

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