Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 514-521 , July 2001

Normative data for passive ankle plantarflexion–dorsiflexion flexibility

  • Anne M. Moseley

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Royal Rehabilitation Centre, Sydney, P.O. Box 6, Ryde, NSW 1680, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
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  • Jack Crosbie

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe NSW, Australia
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  • Roger Adams

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe NSW, Australia

Received 5 August 1999 ,Accepted 23 March 2001.

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Clinical Biomechanics
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