Kinematic analysis of upper extremity joint motion in children using posterior walkers.
This study applies an upper extremity model to analyze motion in 25 children with cerebral palsy using posterior walkers. The study indicates that throughout a gait cycle, the shoulders and wrist are in extension and the elbows are flexed. It also reveals that the elbows are the most asymmetrical joint of the upper extremities during walker-assisted ambulation.
Baker
K M
KM
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Lu
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L
Klein
J P
JP
Cao
K
K
Reiners
K
K
Johnson
C
C
Lipsey
J
J
Hassani
S
S
Ackman
J D
JD
Schwab
J P
JP
Harris
G F
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