Achilles tendon morphology and plantar flexors torque in spastic hemiparetic stroke survivors
The larger passive torque and ankle joint stiffness from stroke survivors with similar Achilles tendon length compared to healthy subjects seem to be unrelated to tendon extensibility.
Source: Clinical Biomechanics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Bruno Freire, Caroline Pieta Dias, Nat ália Batista Albuquerque Goulart, Camila Dias de Castro, Jefferson Becker, Irênio Gomes, Marco Aurélio Vaz Source Type: research
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