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Age-related reduction and independent predictors of toe flexor strength in middle-aged men

BACKGROUND: Toe flexor muscles play an important role in posture and locomotion, and poor toe flexor strength is a risk factor for falls. In this cross-sectional study, we estimated the age-related change in toe flexor strength and compared it with that of handgrip strength. Independent factors pred...

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Autores principales: Suwa, Masataka, Imoto, Takayuki, Kida, Akira, Iwase, Mitsunori, Yokochi, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5369005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28360943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13047-017-0196-3