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, ss.54-59, 2017 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 51 Konu: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.aott.2016.12.003
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.54-59

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.