The Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of an Instrumented Spasticity Assessment in Children with Cerebral Palsy.

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Published in PLoS One on July 02, 2015

Authors

Simon-Henri Schless1, Kaat Desloovere1, Erwin Aertbeliën2, Guy Molenaers3, Catherine Huenaerts4, Lynn Bar-On1

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Motion Analysis Laboratory, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
2: Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
3: Clinical Motion Analysis Laboratory, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Departments of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Orthopaedic Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
4: Clinical Motion Analysis Laboratory, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Associated clinical trials:

Medical Spastic Patient Machine Interface MSPMI : Biomechanical and Electrophysiological Assessment of the Triceps Surae Spasticity (MSPMI) | NCT03307135

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