ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015
Assessment of gastrocnemius tensiomyographic neuromuscular characteristics as risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury in male soccer players.
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- Lower hamstring to quadriceps muscle strength ratio and lower body weight as factors associated with noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury in male American football players: A prospective cohort study.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2024Article
- Muscle Contractile Properties Measured by the Tensiomyography (TMG) Method in Top-Level Football Players of Different Playing Positions: The Case of Serbian Super League.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Muscle Asymmetries in the Lower Limbs of Male Soccer Players: Preliminary Findings on the Association between Countermovement Jump and Tensiomyography.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The muscle contractile properties in female soccer players: inter-limb comparison using tensiomyography.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2022Article
- Role of the Triceps Surae Muscles in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Matched Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Theory and usage of tensiomyography and the analysis method for the patient with low back pain.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2020Review
- Ultrasound Measurement of Skeletal Muscle Contractile Parameters Using Flexible and Wearable Single-Element Ultrasonic Sensor.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Evaluation of Calf Muscular Function During the Recovery Phase After the Repair of an Achilles Tendon Rupture.Frontiers in surgery · 2019Article
- Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2019Article
- Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Contractile Properties by Radial Displacement: The Case for Tensiomyography.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Article
- Comparison of tensiomyographic neuromuscular characteristics between muscles of the dominant and non-dominant lower extremity in male soccer players.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016Article
- Effects of anterior cruciate ligament injury on neuromuscular tensiomyographic characteristics of the lower extremity in competitive male soccer players.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016Article
- Effects of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on neuromuscular tensiomyographic characteristics of the lower extremity in competitive male soccer players.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeThere is a large number of publications evaluating neuromuscular risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in athletes. However, most of them have involved the female athlete and, in addition, the gastrocnemius muscles have been less investigated by far compared with the quadriceps and hamstring. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the gastrocnemius muscles as neuromuscular risk factors for ACL injury in male soccer players, through tensiomyography (TMG).
methodsAll competitive male soccer players with confirmed ACL tear included in this study underwent resting TMG assessment of gastrocnemius medialis (GM) and gastrocnemius lateralis muscles of the uninjured side. The same values were obtained from a sex-, and sports level-matched control group in both sides. The maximal displacement (D m), delay time (T d), contraction time (T c), sustained time (T s), and half-relaxation time (T r) were obtained for both muscles. TMG values of the uninjured side in ACL-injured group were compared with the mean values between both sides in the control subjects.
resultsThere were no significant between-group differences in demographic characteristics. Most TMG parameters of the gastrocnemius muscles were not significantly different between the two groups. Only the GM-T r (p = 0.02) and GM-D m (p = 0.006) were significantly higher in the ACL-injured group compared with control group.
conclusionsNeuromuscular characteristics in terms of mechanical and contractile properties of the gastrocnemius muscles may not be significant risk factors for ACL injury in male soccer players.
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