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

TAŞ S., YILMAZ S., ONUR M. R., SOYLU A. R., ALTUNTAŞ O., KORKUSUZ F.

ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, cilt.51, sa.1, ss.54-59, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.aott.2016.12.003
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.54-59
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Obesity, Gender, Quadriceps femoris muscle strength, Patellar tendon stiffness, Tendon thickness, HUMAN ACHILLES-TENDON, ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY, INFLAMMATION, INDIVIDUALS, ELASTICITY, OVERWEIGHT, GUIDELINES, ESTROGEN, LIGAMENT, OBESITY
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.