Kinematic analysis of upper extremity joint motion in children using posterior walkers. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2004;2004:5100-3
Date
02/03/2007Pubmed ID
17271465DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1404409Abstract
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.
Author List
Baker KM, Lu L, Klein JP, Cao K, Reiners K, Johnson C, Lipsey J, Hassani S, Ackman JD, Schwab JP, Harris GFAuthors
Gerald Harris PhD Director in the Orthopaedic Research Engineering Center (OREC) department at Marquette UniversityJeffrey P. Schwab MD Adjunct Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin