Achilles tendon moment arm length is smaller in children with cerebral palsy than in typically developing children.
Autor: | Kalkman BM; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: b.m.kalkman@2014.ljmu.ac.uk., Bar-On L; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Cenni F; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Maganaris CN; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK., Bass A; Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK., Holmes G; Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK., Desloovere K; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Barton GJ; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK., O'Brien TD; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Journal of biomechanics [J Biomech] 2017 May 03; Vol. 56, pp. 48-54. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 03. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.02.027 |
Abstrakt: | When studying muscle and whole-body function in children with cerebral palsy (CP), knowledge about both internal and external moment arms is essential since they determine the mechanical advantage of a muscle over an external force. Here we asked if Achilles tendon moment arm (MA (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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