Comparison of calf muscle architecture between Asian children with spastic cerebral palsy and typically developing peers

To compare the muscle thickness, fascicle length, and pennation angle of the gastrocnemius, soleus, and tibialis anterior between Asian children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) peers. This cross-sectional study involved a total of 72 children with hemiplegic CP (n = 24...

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Published in:PloS one 2018-01, Vol.13 (1), p.e0190642-e0190642
Main Authors: Chen, Ying, He, Lu, Xu, Kaishou, Li, Jinling, Guan, Buyun, Tang, Hongmei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Ankle
Architecture
Biology and Life Sciences
Calves
Cerebral palsy
Chen, Lu
Children
Complications and side effects
Development and progression
Legs
Medicine and Health Sciences
Morphology
Muscle strength
Muscles
Paralysis
Physiological aspects
Rehabilitation
Research and Analysis Methods
Skeletal muscle
Soleus muscle
Spasticity
Studies
Thickness
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasound
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Summary:To compare the muscle thickness, fascicle length, and pennation angle of the gastrocnemius, soleus, and tibialis anterior between Asian children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) peers. This cross-sectional study involved a total of 72 children with hemiplegic CP (n = 24), and diplegic CP (n = 24) and their TD peers (n = 24). Muscle architecture was measured at rest using ultrasound. Clinical measures included gross motor function and a modified Ashworth scale. The thicknesses of the tibialis anterior and medial gastrocnemius muscles were smaller in the affected calf of children with CP (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0190642