Spasticity causes a fundamental rearrangement of muscle-joint interaction

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 265-270

  Lieber, Richard L ^a   Fridén, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Sarcomere length; Spasticity; Surgery; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE GROWTH; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SPASTICITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RADIAL NERVE; SARCOMERES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WRIST;

EID: 0036161604     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10036     Document Type: Article

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