Isokinetic assessment of spasticity in subjects with traumatic spinal cord injury (ASIA A)

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 416-420

  Franzoi, A C ^a,b   Castro, C ^a   Cardone, C ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian Beneficent Association of Rehabilitation (ABBR)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assessment; Isokinetic; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033045974     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100849     Document Type: Article

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