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Spasticity of the gastrosoleus muscle is related to the development of reduced passive dorsiflexion of the ankle in children with cerebral palsy

A registry analysis of 2,796 examinations in 355 children

Gunnar HägglundDepartment of OrthopedicsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Philippe Wagner Swedish National Competence Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, Lund University, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Pages 744-748 | Received 07 Dec 2010, Accepted 29 Sep 2011, Published online: 06 Sep 2011

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