Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging of the bilateral intrinsic plantar muscles and fascia in post-stroke survivors with hemiparesis: A case-control study.

摘要: Purpose: The study main aim was to compare the cross-sectional area (CSA) and thickness of plantar muscles fascia in hemiparesis contralateral feet poststroke survivors with respect healthy matched controls. Methods: A case-control observational performed using B-mode rehabilitative ultrasound imaging. convenience sampling method used select 60 feet. sample divided into 20 ipsilateral lower limb from survivors, as well CSA abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis hallucis brevis, for posterior, middle anterior portions were measured. Comparisons multivariate predictive analyses carried out measurements. In all analyses, a P-value .01). Conclusions: muscle presented morphology changes control