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

TAŞ, Serkan; YILMAZ, Seval; ONUR, MEHMET; SOYLU, ABDULLAH; ALTUNTAŞ, ONUR; KORKUSUZ, FEZA

doi:10.1016/j.aott.2016.12.003

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

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

ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, vol.51, no.1, pp.54-59, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 51 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.aott.2016.12.003
Journal Name: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.54-59
Keywords: 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 University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.