ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2024
Achilles tendon and triceps surae muscle properties in athletes.
Article in European journal of applied physiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 11 papers.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effect of knee and hip joint positions on passive stiffness of the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis in healthy individuals.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- The Association Between Shear Wave Elastography-Derived Muscle Stiffness and Muscle Force/Activation in Foot and Ankle Muscles: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Achilles Tendon Shear Wave Velocity Within a 1-Year Follow-Up After Non-Operatively Treated Rupture.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026Article
- Real-time shear wave elastography and high-frequency ultrasound in the assessment of treatment outcomes for triceps surae muscle injury.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Ankle-angle-dependent shear wave velocity of the Achilles tendon and triceps surae during passive dorsiflexion in runners with Achilles tendinopathy.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Angle-specific stiffness profiles of the achilles tendon and Triceps surae muscles: a continuous characterization.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Elasticity mapping of gastrocnemius fascia and myotendinous junction of the medial gastrocnemius during passive ankle and knee dorsiflexion.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Patellar Tendon Properties and Unilateral Jump Performance in Junior Elite Volleyball Players With Patellar Tendinopathy.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation at submaximal intensity combined with motor imagery increases corticospinal excitability.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Comparison of Calf Muscle and Achilles Tendon Stiffness Between Triathletes and Physically Active Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Shear Wave Elastography.Translational sports medicine · 2025Article
- Neuromuscular factors predicting lower limb explosive strength in male college sprinters.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to investigate internal Achilles tendon (AT) displacement, AT shear wave velocity (SWV), and triceps surae (TS) muscle shear modulus in athletes.
methodsInternal AT displacement was assessed using ultrasound during isometric contraction. Shear wave elastography was used to assess AT SWV (m × s
resultsA total of 131 athletes participated in this study. Athletes who had not exercised within two days had greater AT non-uniformity and mean anterior tendon displacement, and lower SWV at the proximal AT measurement site (mean difference [95% CI]: 1.8 mm [0.6-2.9], p = 0.003; 1.6 mm [0.2-2.9], p = 0.021; - 0.9 m × s
conclusionThis study provides a reliability assessment of muscle and tendon SWV. The relative differences in passive TS muscle shear modulus suggest sport-specific adaptation. Importantly, in healthy individuals, lower AT displacement after exercise may reflect the time required for tendon recovery.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.