Evaluation of the effect of ankle-foot orthosis use on balance and mobility in hemiparetic stroke patients

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 15-16, 2011, Pages 1433-1439

  Doǧan, Asuman ^a   Mengüllüoǧlu, Münire ^a   Özgirgin, Nese ^a  

^a Ankara Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ankle foot orthosis; balance; hemiplegia; mobility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HEMIPLEGIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; WALKING;

EID: 79959415194     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.533243     Document Type: Article

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