Effects of growth on geometry of gastrocnemius muscle in children: A three-dimensional ultrasound analysis

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 388-402

  Bénard, Menno R ^a,b   Harlaar, Jaap ^b   Becher, Jules G ^b   Huijing, Peter A ^a   Jaspers, Richard T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Development; Gastrocnemius medialis; Growth; Hypertrophy; Muscle; Muscle geometry; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCLE LENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; SCHOOL CHILD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; ANKLE JOINT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RATS; SEX FACTORS;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79961010353     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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