Explaining the variability improvements in gait quality as a result of single event multi-level surgery in cerebral palsy

Gait and Posture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 455-460

  Rutz, Erich ^a,b   Donath, Susan ^a,c   Tirosh, Oren ^a   Graham, H Kerr ^a,c,d   Baker, Richard ^a,c,e  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b University Children's Hospital Basle UKBB   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait correction; Outcome; Single event multi level surgery

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE EVENT MULTI LEVEL SURGERY; SPASTICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CEREBRAL PALSY; GAIT CORRECTION; OUTCOME; SINGLE EVENT MULTI-LEVEL SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880929649     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.01.014     Document Type: Article

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