Muscle morphology of the lower leg in ambulant children with spastic cerebral palsy.
Muscle Nerve
; 58(6): 818-823, 2018 12.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
In this study we aimed to determine the lower limb morphological characteristics of skeletal muscle of ambulant children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) children.METHODS:
Seventeen children with spastic diplegic CP (10 boys and 7 girls, 5-12 years of age, Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS] level I or II) and 19 TD children (8 boys and 11 girls, 5-11 years of age) underwent lower limb T1-weighted MRI. Morphological characteristics of the triceps surae, including muscle volume, anatomical cross-sectional area, muscle length, and subcutaneous adipose tissue, were digitally quantified, and the proportional distribution calculated.RESULTS:
Children with GMFCS II had significantly reduced muscle volume, cross-sectional area, and muscle length, and increased subcutaneous fat compared with TD children. Children classified as GMFCS II consistently exhibited the greatest deficits in all morphology variables.DISCUSSION:
Morphological variables were significantly different between the groups. These alterations have the potential to influence the functional capabilities of the triceps surae muscle group. Muscle Nerve 58818-823, 2018.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Parálisis Cerebral
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Músculo Esquelético
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Extremidad Inferior
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Deambulación Dependiente
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Muscle Nerve
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia