Journal article
Knee moment-angle characteristics and semitendinosus muscle morphology in children with spastic paresis selected for medial hamstring lengthening
H Haberfehlner, RT Jaspers, E Rutz, JG Becher, J Harlaar, JA Van Der Sluijs, MM Witbreuk, J Romkes, M Freslier, R Brunner, H Maas, AI Buizer
Plos One | Published : 2016
Abstract
To increase knee range of motion and improve gait in children with spastic paresis (SP), the semitendinosus muscle (ST) amongst other hamstring muscles is frequently lengthened by surgery, but with variable success. Little is known about how the pre-surgical mechanical and morphological characteristics of ST muscle differ between children with SP and typically developing children (TD). The aims of this study were to assess (1) how knee moment-angle characteristics and ST morphology in children with SP selected for medial hamstring lengthening differ from TD children, as well as (2) how knee momentangle characteristics and ST morphology are related. In nine SP and nine TD children, passive kn..
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Awarded by Division for Earth and Life Sciences of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
Funding Acknowledgements
This research is financially supported by the Phelps Stichting voor Spastici, Bussum, The Netherlands (http://phelps-stichting.nl/). Huub Maas was supported by the Division for Earth and Life Sciences of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research [864-10-011]. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.