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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Quantification of the Link between Timed Up-and-Go Test Subtasks and Contractile Muscle Properties.

Andreas Ziegl, Dieter Hayn, Peter Kastner, Ester Fabiani, Boštjan Šimunič, Kerstin Löffler, Lisa Weidinger, Bianca Brix, Nandu Goswami, Schreier Günter

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Andreas ZieglAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Health and Bioresources, 8020 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1948-567X
Dieter HaynAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Health and Bioresources, 8020 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1822-9033
Peter KastnerAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Health and Bioresources, 8020 Graz, Austria.
Ester FabianiAlma Mater Europaea ECM, Faculty of Physical Therapy, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
Boštjan ŠimuničAlma Mater Europaea ECM, Faculty of Physical Therapy, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
Kerstin LöfflerAlbert Schweitzer Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Geriatric Health Care Centers Graz, 8020 Graz, Austria.
Lisa WeidingerAlbert Schweitzer Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Geriatric Health Care Centers Graz, 8020 Graz, Austria.
Bianca BrixPhysiology Division, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7308-5450
Nandu GoswamiPhysiology Division, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-6704-0723
Schreier GünterAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Health and Bioresources, 8020 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-3724-4255
Austrian Institute of Technology · ATAlbert Schweitzer Klinik · ATAlma Mater Europaea · SIMedical University of Graz · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Frailty and falls are a major public health problem in older adults. Muscle weakness of the lower and upper extremities are risk factors for any, as well as recurrent falls including injuries and fractures. While the Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) test is often used to identify frail members and fallers, tensiomyography (TMG) can be used as a non-invasive tool to assess the function of skeletal muscles. In a clinical study, we evaluated the correlation between the TMG parameters of the skeletal muscle contraction of 23 elderly participants (22 f, age 86.74 ± 7.88) and distance-based TUG test subtask times. TUG tests were recorded with an ultrasonic-based device. The sit-up and walking phases were significantly correlated to the contraction and delay time of the muscle vastus medialis (

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FrailtyMuscle ContractionAgedAged, 80 and overHumansMuscle, SkeletalQuadriceps MuscleWalkingbiomedical engineeringbiomedical sensorsbiomedical signal processingfunctional health assessmentstensiomyographyTimed Up-and-Go test

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PMID34640875
PMCPMC8512551
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