Tibialis anterior architecture, strength, and gait in individuals with cerebral palsy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 509-517

  Bland, Daniel C ^a   Prosser, Laura A ^b   Bellini, Lindsey A ^b   Alter, Katharine E ^b   Damiano, Diane L ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait; Muscle architecture; Strength; Tibialis anterior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THICKNESS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052873128     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.22098     Document Type: Article

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