Comparison of calf muscle architecture between Asian children with spastic cerebral palsy and typically developing peers.

To compare the muscle thickness, fascicle length, and pennation angle of the gastrocnemius, soleus, and tibialis anterior between Asian children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) peers.This cross-sectional study involved a total of 72 children with hemiplegic CP (n = 24)...

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Main Authors: Ying Chen, Lu He, Kaishou Xu, Jinling Li, Buyun Guan, Hongmei Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5755874?pdf=render