Stiffness of Muscles and Tendons of the Lower Limb of Professional and Semiprofessional Athletes Using Shear Wave Elastography.
Claudia RömerJulia CzupajlloEnrico ZessinThomas FischerBernd WolfarthMarkus H LerchbaumerPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2022)
Professional female athletes have higher stiffness values than semiprofessional female athletes in lower limb muscles and tendons, except for the patellar tendon. Knowledge of such differences is necessary for diagnosing tendinopathy and injuries. Musculoskeletal SWE could offer great benefits in sports medicine as well as in rehabilitation and preventive medicine.