Biomechanical characterization and clinical implications of artificially induced toe-walking: Differences between pure soleus, pure gastrocnemius and combination of soleus and gastrocnemius contractures

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-266

  Matjačić, Zlatko ^a   Olenšek, Andrej ^a   Bajd, Tadej ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait; Kinematics; Kinetics; Muscle function

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; GAIT ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE;

CEREBRAL PALSY; MUSCLE FUNCTION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOLOGY; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TOE; WALKING SPEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; TOES; TORQUE; WALKING;

EID: 28444458092     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.11.024     Document Type: Article

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