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Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Patellar and Achilles Tendon Thickness Differences among Athletes with Different Numbers of Meals per Day: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Santiago Navarro-Ledesma, Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron, Inmaculada Reina-Martín, Ana Belen Ortega-Avila, Leo Pruimboom

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Observational study in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Santiago Navarro-LedesmaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Campus of Melilla, University of Granada, Querol Street, 5, 52004 Melill, Spain.
Gabriel Gijon-NogueronDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 3, Arquitecto Francisco Penalosa, 29002 Malaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4558-3548
Inmaculada Reina-MartínDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 3, Arquitecto Francisco Penalosa, 29002 Malaga, Spain.
Ana Belen Ortega-AvilaDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 3, Arquitecto Francisco Penalosa, 29002 Malaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5738-5691
Leo PruimboomPNI Europe, 2518 JP The Hague, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2955-4675

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyse differences in the thickness of the patellar (PT) and Achilles tendons (AT) among athletes with different number of meals per day. The design is a cross-sectional, observational study. A total of thirty-six male athletes (with mean age groups ranging from 31 to 40) were recruited and divided into three groups based on the number of daily meals they had (3, 4 or 5 meals). PT and AT were assessed by ultrasound. There were statistically significant differences in PT when comparing groups 1 and 3, at both longitudinal (

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Achilles TendonPatellar LigamentAthletesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleMealsUltrasonographyAchilles tendonmetabolic educationmetabolic healthpatellar tendonrunnersultrasonography

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PMID35206655
PMCPMC8872291

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