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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2020

Effect of Age and Body Size on the Wrist's Viscoelasticity in Healthy Participants From 3 to 90 Years Old and Reliability Assessment.

Anh Phong Nguyen, Benoit Herman, Philippe Mahaudens, Gauthier Everard, Thibaut Libert, Christine Detrembleur

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Article in Frontiers in sports and active living, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anh Phong NguyenNeuro Musculo Skeletal Lab (NMSK), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Secteur des Sciences de la Santé, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Benoit HermanInstitute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, Conception, Réalisation et Essais de Dispositifs ElectroMécaniques, Secteur des Sciences technologiques, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Philippe MahaudensNeuro Musculo Skeletal Lab (NMSK), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Secteur des Sciences de la Santé, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Gauthier EverardNeuro Musculo Skeletal Lab (NMSK), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Secteur des Sciences de la Santé, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Thibaut LibertService d'orthopédie et de traumatologie de l'appareil locomoteur, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Christine DetrembleurNeuro Musculo Skeletal Lab (NMSK), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Secteur des Sciences de la Santé, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
UCLouvain · BECliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive or insufficient levels of passive musculoarticular stiffness (PMAS) can lead to joint impairment or instability. Quantifying the PMAS may provide a better understanding of neurological or musculoskeletal disorders. The aims of the present study were multiple: first, to assess the reliability of quantifying PMAS and to collect normative data on the wrist in healthy participants, and second, to assess the effect of age and body size on PMAS. For this purpose, a total of 458 participants from 3 to 90 years old were analyzed with an electromechanical oscillation device (EOD). Passive sinusoidal movements were induced in a flexion/extension pattern in the participants' wrists, enabling an objective measurement of elastic stiffness (EL) and viscous stiffness (VI). Both the dominant and non-dominant wrists were assessed. Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA revealed a sex differentiation from puberty (12-18 years old) and an increase of EL and VI from childhood to adulthood and a decrease of stiffness at old age. EL and VI values were associated with body size characteristics and age. After body size normalization, EL was no longer influenced by the variables measured. On the other hand, VI remained moderately influenced by age and body size. The current study was able to provide normative data of PMAS in the wrist of healthy participants.

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biomechanicselasticitynormative datastiffnessviscosity

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PMID33345017
PMCPMC7739808
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