Tools for observational gait analysis in patients with stroke: A systematic review

Physical Therapy

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1673-1685

  Ferrarello, Francesco ^a   Bianchi, Valeria Anna Maria ^b   Baccini, Marco ^c   Rubbieri, Gaia ^d   Mossello, Enrico ^d   Cavallini, Maria Chiara ^d   Marchionni, Niccolò ^d   Di Bari, Mauro ^d  

^a Azienda USL 4   (Italy)

^b Azienda USL 4   (Italy)

^c Piero Palagi Hospital   (Italy)

^d CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISABILITY; GAIT; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STROKE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; GAIT; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE;

EID: 84889018989     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20120344     Document Type: Review

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