In vivo gastrocnemius muscle fascicle length in children with and without diplegic cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-50

  Mohagheghi, A A ^a   Khan, T ^b   Meadows, T H ^b   Giannikas, K ^b   Baltzopoulos, V ^c   Maganaris, C N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BOOTH HALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LEG LENGTH; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE LENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 37449031028     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.02008.x     Document Type: Article

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