Quadriceps assessment in professional soccer players

Comparing the circumference of the thighs at a set level above the patella is the standard method of testing for atrophy. 1, 2 This, however, assumes that the thighs are normally of equal circumference. 3 It has been noted by the senior author (GCB) that, in children, the non-kicking leg seemed ofte...

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine 2005-03, Vol.39 (3), p.182-182
Main Authors: Bennet, S J, O’Donohoe, P B, Young, D, Bennet, G C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Weights and Measures
Confidence intervals
Female
football
Functional Laterality - physiology
Humans
Investigations
knee injury
Letter
Male
Muscle, Skeletal - anatomy & histology
quadriceps assessment
Soccer
Soccer - physiology
Thigh - anatomy & histology
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Summary:Comparing the circumference of the thighs at a set level above the patella is the standard method of testing for atrophy. 1, 2 This, however, assumes that the thighs are normally of equal circumference. 3 It has been noted by the senior author (GCB) that, in children, the non-kicking leg seemed often to be larger than the other. The test showed that the differences were significant (p = 0.001) with a 95% confidence interval for the median difference in thigh circumference (non-dominant) of 0.5 to 1.0 cm.
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsm.2004.015933