Muscle and Tendon Stiffness of the Lower Limb of Professional Adolescent Soccer Athletes Measured Using Shear Wave Elastography

Background: While adolescents have specific risk factors for acute and chronic injury, there is a lack of preventive medicine algorithms for this vulnerable group. Shear wave elastography (SWE) is currently mainly used for assessing muscle and tendon stiffness in adult athletes and can diagnose tiss...

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Published in:	Diagnostics
Main Authors:	Claudia Römer, Julia Czupajllo, Enrico Zessin, Thomas Fischer, Bernd Wolfarth, Markus Herbert Lerchbaumer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Subjects:	shear wave elastography SWE tendon muscle ultrasound soccer
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/10/2453