Effect of habitual exercise on the structural and mechanical properties of human tendon, in vivo, in men and women

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-30

  Westh, E ^a   Kongsgaard, M ^a   Bojsen Moller, J ^a   Aagaard, P ^a,b   Hansen, M ^a   Kjaer, M ^a   Magnusson, S P ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hypertrophy; MRI; Stress; Tendon; Training; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 39449136142     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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