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The influence of knee position on ankle dorsiflexion - a biometric study

BACKGROUND: Musculus gastrocnemius tightness (MGT) can be diagnosed by comparing ankle dorsiflexion (ADF) with the knee extended and flexed. Although various measurement techniques exist, the degree of knee flexion needed to eliminate the effect of the gastrocnemius on ADF is still unknown. The aim...

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Autores principales: Baumbach, Sebastian F, Brumann, Mareen, Binder, Jakob, Mutschler, Wolf, Regauer, Markus, Polzer, Hans
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4118219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25053374
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-246