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Effect of botulinum toxin injection on length and force of the rectus femoris and triceps surae muscles during locomotion in patients with chronic hemiparesis (FOLOTOX)

BACKGROUND: After stroke, spasticity of the rectus femoris (RF) and triceps surae (TS) muscles frequently alters the gait pattern. Knee flexion and ankle dorsiflexion in swing are often reduced, respectively called Stiff Knee Gait (SKG) and equinus. A preliminary uncontrolled study suggested that bo...

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Autores principales: Supiot, Anthony, Geiger, Maxime, Bensmail, Djamel, Aegerter, Phillippe, Pradon, Didier, Roche, Nicolas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30068305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-018-1110-8