Reduced peripheral and respiratory muscle strength in pediatric patients after kidney transplantation.
Michelle Hagi FrantzeskiCarolina Pacheco de Freitas ThomaziAlexandre Severo do PinhoClotilde Druck GarciaJanice Luisa LukrafkaPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia (2023)
Children and adolescents after kidney transplantation have reduced peripheral muscle strength of knee flexors, hand-grip, and maximal respiratory pressures. No associations were found between peripheral and respiratory muscle strength and submaximal exercise capacity.