Gait pattern in the early recovery period after stroke

• Published in: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 78; no. 10; p. 1506
• Main Authors: De Quervain, I A, Simon, S R, Leurgans, S, Pease, W S, McAllister, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1996
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cerebral Infarction - complications; Cerebral Infarction - physiopathology; Cerebral Infarction - rehabilitation; Electromyography; Female; Gait; Hemiplegia - etiology; Hemiplegia - physiopathology; Hip Joint - physiopathology; Humans; Leg; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Time Factors

The gait patterns of eighteen patients who had had a single infarct due to obstruction of the middle cerebral artery were evaluated within one week after the patients had resumed independent walking and before a gait rehabilitation program had been initiated. Gait was analyzed with use of motion ana...