Muscle and tendon morphology alterations in children and adolescents with mild forms of spastic cerebral palsy

Muscle and tendon morphology alterations in children and adolescents with mild forms of spastic cerebral palsy

Abstract Background Early detection of changes at the muscular level before a contracture develops is important to gain knowledge about the development of deformities in individuals with spasticity. However, little information is available about muscle morphology in children with spastic diplegic ce...

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Main Authors: Annika Kruse, Christian Schranz, Markus Tilp, Martin Svehlik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Gastrocnemius medialis
Achilles tendon
Diplegic
Ultrasonography
Muscle fascicle
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1129-4

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