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Study protocol: precision of a protocol for manual intramuscular needle placement checked by passive stretching and relaxing of the target muscle in the lower extremity during BTX-A treatment in children with spastic cerebral palsy, as verified by means of electrical stimulation

BACKGROUND: Intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin type-A given by manual intramuscular needle placement in the lower extremity under general anaesthesia is an established treatment and standard of care in managing spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Optimal needle placement is e...

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Autores principales: Warnink-Kavelaars, Jessica, Vermeulen, Roland Jeroen, Becher, Jules Guilhelmus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3765895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23967895
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-129