Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 12 , Pages 2302-2308 , December 2008

The Effect of Simulating Weight Gain on the Energy Cost of Walking in Unimpaired Children and Children With Cerebral Palsy

Presented to the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, September 27–29, 2007, Athens, Greece.

  • Frank Plasschaert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Movement Analysis Laboratory, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Frank Plasschaert, MD, Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium
    • ,
  • Kim Jones, PhD, MCSP

      Affiliations

    • Movement Analysis Laboratory, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
    • ,
  • Malcolm Forward, PhD, CEng

      Affiliations

    • Movement Analysis Laboratory, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
    • Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Technology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

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 Supported by Research Fellowship Funding, Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopedic Hospital Oswestry, Shropshire, UK.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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PII: S0003-9993(08)00841-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.023

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 12 , Pages 2302-2308 , December 2008

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