Joint and Muscle Assessments of the Separate Effects of Botulinum NeuroToxin-A and Lower-Leg Casting in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Joint and Muscle Assessments of the Separate Effects of Botulinum NeuroToxin-A and Lower-Leg Casting in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Botulinum NeuroToxin-A (BoNT-A) injections to the medial gastrocnemius (MG) and lower-leg casts are commonly combined to treat ankle equinus in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). However, the decomposed treatment effects on muscle or tendon structure, stretch reflexes, and joint are unknown....

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Main Authors: Nicky Peeters, Anja Van Campenhout, Britta Hanssen, Francesco Cenni, Simon-Henri Schless, Christine Van den Broeck, Kaat Desloovere, Lynn Bar-On
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
cerebral palsy
tendon length
muscle length
spasticity
hyper-resistance
casting
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00210/full

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