Medial gastrocnemius muscle fascicle active torque-length and Achilles tendon properties in young adults with spastic cerebral palsy

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2526-2530

  Barber, Lee ^a   Barrett, Rod ^a   Lichtwark, Glen ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contracture; Physiological cross sectional area; Spasticity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDONS; ANKLE ANGLE; ANKLE JOINTS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CO-CONTRACTION; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; ELASTIC ENERGY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; LEG MUSCLES; MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS; MUSCLE FASCICLES; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS; RANGE OF MOTIONS; SPASTICITY;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; DISEASES; DYNAMOMETERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENDONS; TORQUE; ULTRASONICS;

MUSCLE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPASTIC PARESIS; TORQUE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; CEREBRAL PALSY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866773673     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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