Evaluation of gait symmetry after stroke: A comparison of current methods and recommendations for standardization

Patterson, Kara K.; Gage, William H.; Brooks, Dina; Black, Sandra E.; McIlroy, William E.

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.10.014

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Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 241-246, February 2010

Evaluation of gait symmetry after stroke: A comparison of current methods and recommendations for standardization

Kara K. Patterson
- Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Feil & Oberfeld Research Centre, 3205 Alton Goldblom Place, Laval, QC, Canada H7V 1R2. Tel.: +1 450 688 9550x4817; fax: +1 450 688 3673.
William H. Gage
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Bethune College, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3. Tel: +1 416 736 5728x33027.
Dina Brooks
- Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, 500 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1V7. Tel.: +1 416 978 1739.
Sandra E. Black
- Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N 3M5. Tel.: +1 416 480 4551.
William E. McIlroy
- Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Corresponding author at: Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1. Tel.: +1 519 888 4567x38109.