10.3205/11ESM174
Intziegianni, Konstantina
Konstantina
Intziegianni
Wang, Victor
Victor
Wang
Cassel, Michael
Michael
Cassel
Mayer, Frank
Frank
Mayer
Ultrasonography Evaluation of the Achilles Tendon Thickness in Two Different Angles and Levels of Contraction in Asymptomatic Subjects
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2011
ConferencePaper
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
Austrian Society Of Sports Medicine And Prevention|Austrian Society Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation|German Society Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
2011-10-24
2011
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-11esm1747
11esm174
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7th EFSMA – European Congress of Sports Medicine, 3rd Central European Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Objective: The Achilles tendon is the largest, strongest and thickest tendon in the human body [ref:1]. Intrinsic factors such as gender seem to influence Achilles tendon thickness as males demonstrated thicker tendons than females [ref:2], [ref:3]. However, it is unknown[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
7th EFSMA – European Congress of Sports Medicine, 3rd Central European Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation