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Biomechanic characteristics of patients with spastic and dystonic hypertonia in cerebral palsy1
Maria K Lebiedowska, PhD, Deborah Gaebler-Spira, MD, Richard S Burns, MD, PhD, John R Fisk, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 85, Issue 6, Pages (June 2004) DOI: /j.apmr
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Fig 1 The strength of velocity-dependent activation of the rectus femoris muscle (RECflex INC) depends on the amplitude of tendon jerks in patients with spasticity (○), but not in patients with dystonia (•). The ranges of the normal values marked with the shaded area. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , DOI: ( /j.apmr )
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Fig 2 Patients with dystonia (•) walked slower (v) than patients with spasticity (○), as a result of decreased strength (MVCext). NOTE. MVCext= v; r=.54. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , DOI: ( /j.apmr )
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