Achilles tendon moment arm length is smaller in children with cerebral palsy than in typically developing children
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Achilles tendon length and medial gastrocnemius architecture in children with cerebral palsy and equinus gait.
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine both the tendon and muscle components of the medial gastrocnemius muscle-tendon unit in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and equinus gait, with or without contracture. We also examined a small number of children who had undergone prior surgical lengthening of the triceps surae to address equinus contracture. METHODS Ultrasound was used to measu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biomechanics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0021-9290
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.02.027