A comparative study of isokinetic dynamometry and manual muscle testing of ankle dorsal and plantar flexors and knee extensors and flexors

European Neurology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 239-242

  Andersen, Henning ^a   Jakobsen, Johannes ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Isokinetic dynamometry; Manual muscle testing; Muscle weakness; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANKLE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0031006056     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117450     Document Type: Article

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