Sentence examples for rigid flexion from inspiring English sources

In this group, the ipsilateral limp remained but did not progress to the rigid flexion seen in the non-protected rats (see footprints in Figure 1).

The limping progresses to a state of rigid flexion of the ipsilateral limb by days 2 3 after surgery and at this time motor deficits begin to appear in the contralateral limb.

Grade 4: affected part rigid in flexion or extension.

The MAS is a common clinical test used to determine spasticity, with ratings from zero (no increase in muscle tone) to four (the affected part is rigid in flexion or extension).

The muscle tone of the hip adductors, hamstrings and ankle plantar flexors was rated with the Ashworth scale, modified by Peacock, ranging from hypotonic (0) to parts rigid in flexion and extension (5) [ 7].

This scale is single-item measures ranging from 0 to 4, where 0 indicates no increase in muscle tone and 4 indicates that the affected part is rigid in flexion or extension.

The following 2 weeks in is in rigid 15° plantar flexion.

The authors reported that the PEEK rods sustained lower ROM decrement at the instrumented level than did the traditional rigid rods during flexion, but no significant difference was observed during extension.

The curve cuts on the thicker joint parts caused the Awesome Dynamic Rod system to be semi-rigid in the flexion-extension mode but not in lateral bending or in the torsion direction.

Any adaptation that results in increased stiffness of the jaw apparatus, such as transformation of mobile flexion zones into rigid struts, will result in some increase in maximum theoretical bite force [31], [38].

This surgical internal fixation spanned the knee joint, away from all intra-articular knee structures while achieving rigid fixation in 45° of flexion [ 7].