Physiological Tendon Thickness Adaptation in Adolescent Elite Athletes: A Longitudinal Study

Increased Achilles (AT) and Patellar tendon (PT) thickness in adolescent athletes compared to non-athletes could be shown. However, it is unclear, if changes are of pathological or physiological origin due to training. The aim of this study was to determine physiological AT and PT thickness adaptati...

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Main Authors: Michael Cassel, Konstantina Intziegianni, Lucie Risch, Steffen Müller, Tilman Engel, Frank Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00795/full