ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015
Assessment of neuromuscular risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury through tensiomyography in male soccer players.
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- Assessment of the neuromuscular characteristics of the flexo-extension muscles of knee by tensiomyography in elite soccer players: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
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- Establishing reference values for tensiomyography-derived parameters in soccer players: insights from a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.Biology of sport · 2025Review
- A Comparison of Contractile Properties and Acute Muscle Fatigue Response in Adult Females with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessing Quadriceps Muscle Contraction Using a Novel Surface Mechanomyography Sensor during Two Neuromuscular Control Screening Tasks.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- 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
- Tensiomyography: from muscle assessment to talent identification tool.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Muscle Asymmetries in the Lower Limbs of Male Soccer Players: Preliminary Findings on the Association between Countermovement Jump and Tensiomyography.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Differences in the Contractile Properties of the Biceps Femoris and Semitendinosus Muscles Throughout a Season in Professional Soccer Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2022Article
- The muscle contractile properties in female soccer players: inter-limb comparison using tensiomyography.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2022Article
- Effects of Dry Needling of Latent Trigger Points on Viscoelastic and Muscular Contractile Properties: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Within-Participant Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Effects of a Massage Protocol in Tensiomyographic and Myotonometric Proprieties.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Normative data and correlation between dynamic knee valgus and neuromuscular response among healthy active males: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Early clinical and neuromuscular properties in patients with normal or sub-normal subjective knee function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 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
- Bilateral Asymmetries Assessment in Elite and Sub-Elite Male Futsal Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Comment on: "Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Contractile Properties by Radial Displacement: The Case for Tensiomyography".Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
- Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the role of mechanical and contractile properties of skeletal muscles of the thigh, assessed through tensiomyography (TMG), as risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in male soccer players.
methodsMale soccer players with confirmed ACL tear included in this study underwent resting TMG assessment of thigh muscles of the uninjured side. The same values were obtained from a sex-, sports level-matched control group in both sides. The maximal displacement (Dm), delay time (Td), contraction time (Tc), sustained time (Ts), and half-relaxation time (Tr) were obtained for the following muscles in all subjects: vastus medialis (VM), vastus laterals (VL), rectus femoris (RF), semitendinosus (ST), and biceps femoris (BF). TMG values of the uninjured side in ACL-injured group were compared to mean values between both sides in the control subjects.
resultsThere were 40 ACL-injured and 38 control individuals. The vast majority of TMG parameters were higher in the uninjured side of ACL-injured individuals compared to the control group. The VL-Tr, RF-Tc, RF-Ts, RF-Tr, and BF-Dm values were significantly higher in the uninjured side compared to the control group. Quadriceps muscles demonstrated more significant between-group differences than hamstring muscles. Specifically, RF was the muscle where most significant between-group differences were found.
conclusionsResistance to fatigue and muscle stiffness in the hamstring muscles may be risk factors for ACL injury in male soccer players. In addition, a predominant impairment in TMG characteristics of the quadriceps over hamstrings may indicate an altered muscular co-contraction (imbalance) between both muscle groups, which might be another risk factor for ACL injury in this population. These findings should be taken into account when screening athletes at high risk of ACL injury and also to design adequate prevention programs for ACL injury in male soccer players.
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