Surgical quadriceps lengthening can reduce quadriceps spasticity in chronic stroke patients. A case-control study
BackgroundMuscle overactivity is one of the positive signs of upper motor neuron lesions. In these patients, the loss of muscle length and extensibility resulting from soft tissue rearrangement has been suggested as a contributing cause of muscle overactivity in response to stretching.ObjectiveTo as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.980692/full |