Asymmetry of plantar flexion strength in the foot.
A study of plantar flexion strength and calf circumference in 30 conscripts is submitted. It showed an asymmetry of strength amounting to 6--11 per cent (95 per cent confidence limits). The right leg was significantly stronger than the left, but there was no difference in strength between the dominant and non-dominant leg. There was little correlation between circumference and strength.
D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009119:Muscle Contraction