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• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

Hemiplegia/physiopathology

Your search returns 2 documents

• 1.   Factors associated with pelvic retraction during gait in cerebral palsy

  The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with pelvic retraction during gait in cerebral palsy

  

  Abstract:

  Clinical and dynamic (gait-related) measures thought to be associated with pelvic retraction were investigated in patients with cerebral palsy. Gait laboratory data of 233 patients with cerebral palsy were studied retrospectively. Two groups were selected; those who demonstrated pelvic retraction during gait <-6.85 degrees (mean - 2 standard deviations from normal (n=88) and those with more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Gait Posture, Vol: 25 Page: 425-31 March 2007
  R. O'Sullivan; M. Walsh; A. Jenkinson; T. O'Brien

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• 2.   Pelvic angles: a mathematically rigorous definition which is consistent with a conventional clinical understanding of the terms

  This study aimed to examine the sequence rotation, obliquity, tilt showing it is possible to make a mathematically rigorous definition of pelvic angles which it is consistent with that conventional clinical usage.

  

  Abstract:

  The most common definition of pelvic angles in conventional gait analysis uses the sequence tilt, obliquity, rotation. This is used in most commercially available gait analysis software. This definition of angles, however, is not in agreement with the conventional clinical understanding of the terms when both tilt and rotation are large. This paper shows that by using the sequence more...

  International Classification:

  Effectiveness of measurement tool - mathematically rigorous definition of pelvic angles

  Categories:

  mathematically rigorous definition of pelvic angles

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Gait Posture, Vol: 13 Page: 1-6 February 2001
  R. Baker

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