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Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1091-1099 , August 2006

Isometric Muscle Torque in Children 5 to 15 Years of Age: Normative Data

Measurement of hip extension with the Chatillon dynamometer. Lever arm indicated with ×.

Measurement of hip extension with the Chatillon dynamometer. Lever arm indicated with ×.
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Mean muscle strength with error bars ±1 SD in elbow flexors: (A) age related, (B) weight related, hip extensors, (C) age related, and (D) weight related.

Mean muscle strength with error bars ±1 SD in elbow flexors: (A) age related, (B) weight related, hip extensors, (C) age related, and (D) weight related.
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Comparison between measurements of a muscle group in 2 different positions: (A) elbow extensors, (B) knee flexors, (C) hip extensors, and (D) hip flexors.

Comparison between measurements of a muscle group in 2 different positions: (A) elbow extensors, (B) knee flexors, (C) hip extensors, and (D) hip flexors.
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Comparison between measurements by 2 different testers: (A) hip flexors, (B) knee extensors, and (C) knee flexors.

Comparison between measurements by 2 different testers: (A) hip flexors, (B) knee extensors, and (C) knee flexors.
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Supported by Stiftelsen Petter Silfverskiölds minnesfond.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00443-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.012

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Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1091-1099 , August 2006