Retest reliability of measuring hip extensor muscle strength in different testing positions in young people with cerebral palsy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In young people with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy weakness of the hip extensor muscles are associated with limitations in activity. It is important that clinicians can reliably measure hip extensor muscle strength to monitor chang...

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Main Authors: Dodd Karen J, Taylor Nicholas F, Dyball Kate M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/11/42