Combination of steroids and ischial weight-bearing knee ankle foot orthoses in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy prolongs ambulation past 20years of age - A case report

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 800-802

  Pardo, Andrea C ^a   Do, Twee ^a   Ryder, Ted ^a   Meyer, Amy ^a   Miles, Lili ^a   Wong, Brenda L ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD); Ischial weight bearing knee ankle foot orthoses; Long term steroid treatment

Indexed keywords

DEFLAZACORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYSTROPHIN GENE; FOOT ORTHOSIS; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHIAL WEIGHT BEARING KNEE ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT SURGERY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; STANDING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

FOOT; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; STEROIDS; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455162342     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: 18732364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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