Ambulatory Outcome of Children with Myel
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Craig M. McDonald; Kenneth M. Jaffe; Vincent S. Mosca; David B. Shurtleff
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The relationship between patterns of strength and mobility was studied in 291 children with myelomeningocele, graded as community ambulators, partial (household) ambulators and nonambulators. Iliopsoas strength was found to be the best predictor of ambulation, with the quadriceps, anterior tibialis