Muscle thickness contribution to sit-to-stand ability in institutionalized older adults.

Alvaro Mateos-Angulo Alejandro Galan-Mercant Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2019)

Rectus femoris muscle thickness measured with ultrasonography, body mass index and age could explain functionality in institutionalized older adults measured by five-repetition sit-to-stand test.

Keyphrases

physical activity
skeletal muscle
optical coherence tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
computed tomography