Quantification of Upper Limb Motion During Gait in Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Galli, Manuela ^a,b   Cimolin, Veronica ^a   Crivellini, Marcello ^a   Romkes, Jacqueline ^c   Albertini, Giorgio ^b   Brunner, Reinald ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Developmental disorders; Gait; Hemiplegia; Kinematics; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856209001     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-011-9250-4     Document Type: Article

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