1. Medial gastrocnemius specific force of adult men with spastic cerebral palsy
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Hussain, AW, Onambele, GL, Williams, AG, and Morse, CI
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Adult ,Male ,cerebral palsy ,Muscle Weakness ,Adolescent ,specific force ,Electromyography ,Movement ,ultrasonography ,Achilles Tendon ,Electric Stimulation ,Statistics, Nonparametric ,Young Adult ,Torque ,muscle architecture ,Case-Control Studies ,Isometric Contraction ,medial gastrocnemius ,Humans ,Range of Motion, Articular ,Muscle, Skeletal ,PCSA ,Basic Science Research ,Ankle Joint - Abstract
Introduction: Muscle weakness determines functional impairment in spastic cerebral palsy (SCP). Measurement of specific force (SF) allows for strength comparison with unimpaired populations (controls) accounting for neural (activation and coactivation), architectural (fascicle length and pennation angle), and structural differences (moment arm length). Methods: Medial gastrocnemius (MG) SF (and its determinants) was assessed in both paretic and non‐paretic legs of 11 men with SCP and 11 age‐matched controls during plantarflexion maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC). Results: SCP fascicles were 28% longer than control fascicles (P
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- 2017