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. 2011 Sep 1;470(5):1272–1277. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-2035-3

Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

Patient CP/ Control Sex Age (years) Bilateral/ Unilateral GMFCS MACS House Passive wrist extension (°) Muscle MyHC I (%) MyHC IIa (%) MyHC IIx (%)
1 CP Male 16 Bilateral 4 3 5 70 ECRB 35.6 64.4 0
FCU 55.8 21.4 22.8
2 CP Male 17 Unilateral 1 1 7 65 ECRB 43.9 56.1 0
FCU 19.6 27.8 52.6
3 CP Male 8 Unilateral 1 2 2 40 ECRB 47.0 36.2 16.8
FCU 33.4 37.6 29.0
4 CP Male 17 Bilateral 5 5 0 0 ECU 34.2 30.1 35.7
FCU 36.1 28.0 35.9
5 CP Male 16 Unilateral 1 2 5 35 ECRB 44.1 55.9 0
FCU 36.5 31.4 32.1
6 CP Male 16 Bilateral 5 5 4 −50 ECRB 34.9 32.0 33.1
FCU 24.7 25.6 49.7
7 CP Male 14 Unilateral 1 2 6 85 ECRB 24.7 38.2 37.1
FCU 39.1 25.2 35.7
8 CP Female 13 Bilateral 3 5 1 −5 ECRB 29.9 44.6 25.5
FCU 29.8 24.1 46.1
9 CP Female 11 Unilateral 1 1 5 65 ECRB 25.3 43.2 31.5
FCU 23.2 21.2 55.6
10 Control Male 13 ECRB 48.8 40.4 10.7
ECU 50.2 39.0 10.8
FCR 35.4 43.4 21.2
FCU 30.6 50.8 18.6
11 Control Male 7 ECRB 55.1 44.9 0
ECU 59.1 40.9 0
FCR 53.4 39.3 7.3
FCU 34.4 39.4 26.2
12 Control Female 10 ECU 48.4 51.6 0
FCU 49.1 34.4 16.5
13 Control Female 10 ECRB 45.0 55.0 0
FCR 50.1 49.9 0
14 Control Male 8 ECRB 49.3 50.7 0
FCU 24.4 55.6 20.0

CP = cerebral palsy; GMFCS = Gross Motor Function Classification System; MACS = Manual Ability Classification System; MyHC = myosin heavy chain; ECRB = extensor carpi radialis brevis; FCU = flexor carpi ulnaris; ECU = extensor carpi ulnaris; FCR = flexor carpi radialis.