Patellar tendon mechanical properties change with gender, body mass index and quadriceps femoris muscle strength

Autor: Serkan Taş, Seval Yılmaz, Mehmet Ruhi Onur, Abdullah Ruhi Soylu, Onur Altuntaş, Feza Korkusuz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, Vol 51, Iss 1, Pp 54-59 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1017-995X
DOI: 10.1016/j.aott.2016.12.003
Popis: Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess the effect and correlation of gender, body mass index (BMI) and quadriceps femoris (QF) muscle strength on patellar tendon (PT) thickness and stiffness in healthy sedentary individuals. Methods: This study was carried out with 67 (36 female, 31 male) healthy sedentary individuals between the ages of 18–44 (28.0 ± 7.5 years). The individuals included in the study were divided into two groups according to their gender and BMI (18.5
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