Effect of Achilles tendon lengthening on ankle muscle performance in people with diabetes mellitus and a neuropathic plantar ulcer

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-43

  Salsich, Gretchen B ^a   Mueller, Michael J ^b   Hastings, Mary Kent ^b   Sinacore, David R ^b   Strube, Michael J ^c   Johnson, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Clinical trial; Stiffness; Torque

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON LENGTHENING; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLASTER CAST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TORQUE; TOTAL CONTACT CASTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144273905     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.1.34     Document Type: Article

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