Synergy of EMG patterns in gait as an objective measure of muscle selectivity in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Gait and Posture

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-115

  Zwaan, Esther ^a   Becher, Jules G ^a   Harlaar, Jaap ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; EMG; Gait; Selectivity; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KINEMATICS; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELECTIVE MOTOR CONTROL; SPASTIC PARESIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84855940708     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.08.019     Document Type: Article

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