Single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 451-460

  Thomason, Pamela ^a   Baker, Richard ^b   Dodd, Karen ^c   Taylor, Nicholas ^c   Selber, Paulo ^a   Wolfe, Rory ^d   Graham, H Kerr ^e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTIC DIPLEGIA; STANDING;

EID: 79952385445     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00410     Document Type: Article

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