O63: Medial gastrocnemius muscle in children with Spastic Paresis show growth defects for muscle volume and altered normalized muscle and tendon length compared to typically developed children
Guido Weide (Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Lynn Bar-on (Amsterdam UMC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Lizeth Sloot (Amsterdam UMC)
Annemieke Buizer (Amsterdam UMC)
Peter A.J.B.M. Huijing (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Jaap Harlaar (Amsterdam UMC, TU Delft - Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control)
Richard T. Jaspers (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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Abstract
Typically, Spastic Paresis (SCP) causes morphological changes of m. gastrocnemius medialis (GM) that may change its mechanical characteristics. An enhanced resistance to dorsal flexion may in part be explained by such changes.
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