Anatomic motor point localization for the treatment of gastrocnemius muscle spasticity

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 627-630

  Yoo, Woo Kyoung ^a,c   Chung, In Hyuk ^b   Park, Chang Il ^b  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gastrocnemius muscle; Morphometry; Motor branch; Motor point

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; PHENOL;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMUR; FIBULA; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTOR NERVE; NEUROLYSIS; SPASTICITY; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0036803552     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.5.627     Document Type: Article

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