The evaluation of the tendon and muscle changes of lower extremity in patients with acromegaly.

Birsen Ozturk GokceFeride GogusBasak BolayirDuygu TecerOnur GokceAlev Eroglu AltinovaFusun Balos TorunerMujde Akturk

Published in: Pituitary (2021)

Acromegaly may cause to an increase in tendon and soft tissue thickness, enthesitis formation, decrease in the thickness of some muscles, and deterioration in microstructures in lower extremity.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
optical coherence tomography
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
rotator cuff
growth hormone
skeletal muscle
systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity