Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5706905 | Clinical Biomechanics | 2017 | 30 Pages |
Abstract
Regardless of the presence of peripheral neuropathy, differences in skeletal muscle function were found. The muscle involvement does not follow the same pattern of sensorial losses, since there are no distal-to-proximal impairments. Both knee and ankle were affected, but the effect sizes of the concentric and isometric torques were found to be greater in the participants' knees than in their ankles. The eccentric function did not reveal differences between the healthy control group and the two diabetic groups, raising questions about the involvement of the passive muscle components.
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Authors
Jean P. Ferreira, Cristina D. Sartor, Ãngela M.O. Leal, Isabel C.N. Sacco, Tatiana O. Sato, Ivana L. Ribeiro, Alice S. Soares, Jonathan E. Cunha, Tania F. Salvini,