PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 208-213 , March 2009

Immediate Effects of Contralateral and Ipsilateral Cane Use On Normal Adult Gait

Presented at the AAPM&R Annual Assembly in Boston, Massachusetts; September 2007.

  • Dixie R. Aragaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to D.R.A.: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Mailcode 117, Los Angeles, CA 90073-1003
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  • Mary C. Nasmyth, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA‡
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  • Scott C. Schultz, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA§
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  • Gretchen M. Nguyen, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Jennifer M. Yentes, MS

      Affiliations

    • Research Service, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA∥
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  • Kaly Kao, BS

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA#
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  • Karen Perell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • California State University, Fullerton, CA⁎⁎
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  • Meika A. Fang, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA and Rheumatology Section, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA††

Received 18 June 2008 ,Accepted 14 October 2008.

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 Disclosure Key can be found on the Table of Contents and at www.pmrjournal.org

 This work was supported by the Office of Research and Development, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs (Grant F3873R).

 Device status: The Pedar-X Mobile System (Novel Electronics, St. Paul, Minnesota) was used in this study. This medical device is classified as an intermittent pressure measurement system (Class 1) and is FDA exempt from premarket notification procedures per Title 21, Chapter I—Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services, Subchapter H—Medical Devices, Part 890, Subpart B—Physical Medicine Diagnostic Devices, Section 890.1600.

PII: S1934-1482(08)00012-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.10.002

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