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Anatomical cross-sectional area of the quadriceps femoris and sit-to-stand test score in middle-aged and elderly population: development of a predictive equation

BACKGROUND: Although the sit-to-stand (STS) test score has been shown to relate to the strength and size of the quadriceps femoris (QF) for elderly population, it is unknown whether this relationship is influenced by a posture (i.e., the trunk being allowed to stoop or not) during the STS test. The...

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Autores principales: Saito, Akira, Ema, Ryoichi, Inami, Takayuki, Maeo, Sumiaki, Otsuka, Shun, Higuchi, Mitsuru, Shibata, Shigenobu, Kawakami, Yasuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27405228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40101-016-0099-1