ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015
Effects of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on neuromuscular tensiomyographic characteristics of the lower extremity in competitive male soccer players.
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- Muscle-specific changes of lower extremities in the early period after total knee arthroplasty: Insight from tensiomyography.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2020Trial
- Symmetry tensiomyographic neuromuscular response after chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Trial
- The effect of exercise hypertrophy and disuse atrophy on muscle contractile properties: a mechanomyographic analysis.European journal of applied physiology · 2016Trial
- Influence of Graft Type on Muscle Contractile Dynamics After ACL Reconstruction: A 9-Month Tensiomyographic Follow-Up.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Establishing reference values for tensiomyography-derived parameters in soccer players: insights from a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.Biology of sport · 2025Review
- 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
- The muscle contractile properties in female soccer players: inter-limb comparison using tensiomyography.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2022Article
- Tensiomyographic Neuromuscular Response of the Peroneus Longus and Tibialis Anterior with Chronic Ankle Instability.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- Ultrasound Measurement of Skeletal Muscle Contractile Parameters Using Flexible and Wearable Single-Element Ultrasonic Sensor.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- Effect of a Repeated Sprint Ability test on the muscle contractile properties in elite futsal players.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Contractile Properties by Radial Displacement: The Case for Tensiomyography.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Article
- Is tensiomyography a useful assessment tool in sports medicine?Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017Article
- Conceptual and methodological considerations in the assessment of the neuromuscular function by means of tensiomyography.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017Article
- 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
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the effects of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction on mechanical and contractile properties of the skeletal muscles of the lower extremities in soccer players through tensiomyography (TMG).
methodsAll soccer players with acute ACL tear included underwent resting TMG assessment of muscles of both lower extremities before and 1 year after ACL reconstruction. The muscles assessed were vastus medialis (VM), vastus laterals (VL), rectus femoris (RF), semitendinosus (ST), biceps femoris (BF), gastrocnemius medialis (GM), and gastrocnemius lateralis (GL). The TMG parameters obtained for each muscle were maximal displacement (D m), delay time (T d), contraction time (T c), sustained time (T s), and half-relaxation time (T r).
resultsThe injured leg had a significant decrease in VL-T c, ST-T c, GM-T c, GL-T r, and GL-T d, and a significant increase in VM-T r and GM-T s in the postoperative compared to preoperative period. The non-injured leg demonstrated significant preoperative-postoperative changes in the VL, RF, and BF, but not in VM, ST, GM, and GL The magnitude of preoperative-postoperative differences in the injured leg was significantly higher in RF-T c, ST-T c, BF-D m, and GL-T r, but lower in RF-T r and GM-T s, compared to the non-injured leg. Both groups improved their symmetry between the quadriceps and hamstring muscle groups in both sides.
conclusionsThe quadriceps muscles improved their resistance to fatigue and contraction velocity in both sides, and the hamstring muscles improved their contraction velocity and muscle tone in both sides as well. Improvements in contraction velocity and muscle tone were more evident in the quadriceps and hamstrings of the injured compared to the uninjured side. In addition, the intervention increased the percentage of symmetry between both sides in the TMG of the quadriceps muscles and the balance between ACL-agonist (hamstrings) and ACL-antagonist (quadriceps) muscle groups in both sides. This study shows how ACL reconstruction (and subsequent rehabilitation) can positively impact neuromuscular characteristics of the quadriceps and hamstrings. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, Level II.
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