Assessment of forearm muscles with ultrasound shear wave elastography in patients with acromegaly.
Meric CoskunHalit Nahit SendurMahi Nur CeritAfruz BabayevaEthem Turgay CeritMehmet Muhittin YalcinAlev Eroglu AltinovaMujde AkturkMehmet Ayhan KarakocFusun Balos TorunerPublished in: Pituitary (2023)
The patients with acromegaly have an increased muscle thickness but decreased muscle stiffness in the forearm muscles responsible for elbow flexion. Acromegaly can lead to a permanent deterioration of the muscular structure regardless of the disease activity.