TY - JOUR
T1 - Ankle-foot orthoses in children with cerebral palsy: a cross sectional population based study of 2200 children.
AU - Wingstrand, Maria
AU - Hägglund, Gunnar
AU - Rodby Bousquet, Elisabet
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of orthosis in children with cerebral palsy (CP). AFOs are designed either to improve function or to prevent or treat muscle contractures. The purpose of the present study was to analyse the use of, the indications for, and the outcome of using AFO, relative to age and gross motor function in a total population of children with cerebral palsy.
AB - Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of orthosis in children with cerebral palsy (CP). AFOs are designed either to improve function or to prevent or treat muscle contractures. The purpose of the present study was to analyse the use of, the indications for, and the outcome of using AFO, relative to age and gross motor function in a total population of children with cerebral palsy.
U2 - 10.1186/1471-2474-15-327
DO - 10.1186/1471-2474-15-327
M3 - Article
C2 - 25274143
SN - 1471-2474
VL - 15
JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
JF - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
M1 - 327
ER -