A set of quantitative instruments has been developed formonitoring the surgical and rehabilitative progress of children andadolescents with cerebral palsy. The set includes biomechanical devices,electrophysiological equipment, and automated clinical test series, andfunctional assessment instrumentation. Data from the multiple tests isaccessed through a centralized data base management system. Designconsiderations as well as results from a clinical study of neuroelectricstimulation are presented. An instrument is described which is used toquantitatively evaluate wrist joint control during active and passivemotion. Results from tests of spastic children undergoing flexor tendontransfer are presented. A method of measuring and analyzing themagnitude and frequency content of reaction forces at six discretepoints under the foot is described. An analysis of the reaction forcesand frequency content during normal gait is provided
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