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Impaired knee extension muscle strength in adolescents but not in children with Fontan circulation.

Camilla SandbergEmelie FriskLena HanssonAnnika IsbergEva R HedlundGunnar SjöbergAnnika Rydberg
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
The finding of impaired isometric knee extension muscle strength in adolescents (13-18 years) with Fontan circulation and no corresponding impairment in the children group (6-12 years) could imply that isometric muscle strength gets more impaired with age.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • physical activity
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • resistance training
  • anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
  • body composition
  • high intensity