Open AccessWalking, orthoses and physical effort in a Swedish population with arthrogryposis
Author(s) -
Marie Eriksson,
Li Villard,
Åsa Bartonek
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of children s orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-014-0597-9
Subject(s) - arthrogryposis , ankle , gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , knee flexion , physical therapy , preferred walking speed , medicine , foot (prosody) , population , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health
Excessive movements during walking have been observed by gait analysis in children with arthrogryposis (AMC) using orthoses compared to children using only shoes. The aim of this study was to evaluate energy expenditure and functional exercise capacity in children with AMC.
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