Dynamic versus fixed equinus deformity in children with cerebral palsy: How does the triceps surae muscle work?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1897-1903

  Vehlk, Martin ^a,b   Zwick, Ernst B ^a   Steinwender, Gerhard ^a   Kraus, Tanja ^a   Linhart, Wolfgang E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cerebral palsy; Equinus deformity; Gait; Muscle; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC PES EQUINUS; FIXED PES EQUINUS; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TIGHTNESS; PES EQUINUS; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TENDON; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SOFTWARE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 78649721708     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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