ArticleJournal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine2025
Reliability of Semitendinosus and Biceps Femoris Aponeurosis Thickness Using B-Mode Ultrasound.
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- Training and Detraining Effects of Eccentric Exercise and Static Stretching on Hamstring Aponeurosis Dimensions.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- Time course and regional heterogeneity of hamstring muscle thickness after maximal concentric exercise in men and women.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Modulation of Hamstrings Neural Drive During Isometric Contractions of the Hip Extensors and Knee Flexors.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- Independent neural drives and distinct motor unit discharge characteristics in hamstring muscles during isometric knee flexion.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Neuromechanical basis of region-specific differences and their implications for sport performance and injury prevention: a narrative review.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of the present study was to assess the reliability of aponeurosis and muscle thickness of the hamstrings using ultrasound (US).
methodsUS images were captured from the semitendinosus (ST) and biceps femoris long head (BFlh) of 30 individuals (15 females), undergoing two testing sessions with a 24-hour interval. Measurements were taken at six sites along the thigh at two knee angles (0° = full extension and 90°) in prone position. Aponeurosis and muscle thickness across the entire length of ST and BFlh were evaluated using computational image segmentation which generated ~360 data points per participant.
resultsThe intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.937 to 0.998 while the standard error of measurement varied from 0.88 to 2.72% for superficial aponeurosis, from 1.41 to 2.29% for deep aponeurosis, and from 1.50 to 4.22% for muscle thickness. The minimal detectable change ranged from 2.44 to 7.56% for the superficial aponeurosis, from 3.57 to 6.27% for deep aponeurosis, and from 4.17 to 11.70% for BF and ST muscle thickness.
conclusionsEvaluation of hamstring aponeurosis and muscle thickness measurements at rest displayed very high reliability and, hence, such measurements can be used to diagnose changes in thickness due to injury or exercise interventions.
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