Influence of gait analysis on decision-making for lower extremity orthopaedic surgery: Baseline data from a randomized controlled trial

Gait and Posture

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 364-369

  Wren, Tishya A L ^a,b   Otsuka, Norman Y ^c   Bowen, Richard E ^d   Scaduto, Anthony A ^d   Chan, Linda S ^a   Sheng, Minya ^a   Hara, Reiko ^a   Kay, Robert M ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^d JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait; Kinematics; Multilevel surgery; Orthopaedic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOWER LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052394405     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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