A method to differentiate the causes of stiff-knee gait in stroke patients

Gait and Posture

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 165-169

  Campanini, I ^a   Merlo, A ^a   Damiano, B ^a  

^a PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Push off; Spasticity; Stiff knee gait; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STIFF KNEE GAIT; STROKE PATIENT; THIGH; WALKING SPEED;

BOTULINUM TOXIN; PUSH-OFF; SPASTICITY; STIFF KNEE GAIT; STROKE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; THIGH;

EID: 84880046424     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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