ISOLATED GASTROCNEMIUS TIGHTNESS
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- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 84 (6) , 962-970
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-200206000-00010
Abstract
Background:Contracture of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex has well-documented deleterious effects on lower-limb function in spastic or neurologically impaired individuals. There is scarce literature, however, on the existence of isolated gastrocnemius contracture or its impact in otherwise normal pKeywords
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