The relationship between spasticity and muscle volume of the knee extensors in children with cerebral palsy

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-181

  Pierce, Samuel R ^a   Prosser, Laura A ^b,c   Lee, Samuel C K ^d,e   Lauer, Richard T ^b,d  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84859344729     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e31824cc0a9     Document Type: Article

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