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Article: Investigators at Shriners Hospital for Children target bone and joint surgery.(Report)
- Article from:
- Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
- Article date:
- November 22, 2009
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"The floor-reaction ankle-foot orthosis is commonly prescribed for children with cerebral palsy who walk with excessive ankle dorsiflexion and excessive knee flexion during the stance phase of gait. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of this orthosis objectively and to identify clinical parameters that may compromise its function," researchers in the United States report (see also Bone and Joint Surgery).
"All children with cerebral palsy who had comprehensive gait analyses in both barefoot and braced walking conditions during a single visit to our Motion Analysis Laboratory between January 2001 and August 2007 were identified. Kinematic ...
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