ERIC Number: EJ1359187
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1091-367X
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Electrically Evoked Torque at Rest Is Strongly Related to Quadriceps Muscle Size in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Palmieri-Smith, Riann M.; Garcia, Steven A.; Rodriguez, Kazandra M.; Krishnan, Chandramouli
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, v26 n3 p199-206 2022
Electrically evoked torque at rest (i.e., the torque produced from supramaximal stimuli applied to a resting muscle) has been shown to be related to muscle size in healthy adults, but this relationship has not been evaluated in pathological populations where atrophy is present. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between the electrically evoked torque at rest and vastus lateralis cross-sectional area (CSA) in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Eighteen individuals with ACL reconstruction participated. Quadriceps electrically evoked torque at rest was elicited bilaterally via sex-specific, standardized supramaximal triplet stimulations. Vastus lateralis CSA was measured at 50% of thigh length using ultrasound. Pearson's r and partial correlations were used to evaluate associations between outcomes. Evoked torque at rest was positively associated with vastus lateralis CSA in the ACL reconstructed limb (r = 0.865, partial r = 0.816, P < 0.01), non-reconstructed limb (r = 0.628, partial r = 0.575, P < 0.05), and side-to-side ratios (r = 0.670, partial r = 0.659, P < 0.01). These results indicate that electrically evoked torque at rest may indirectly assess side-to-side differences in quadriceps muscle size after ACL reconstruction.
Descriptors: Human Body, Surgery, Stimulation, Energy, Measurement, Muscular Strength, Exercise Physiology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R21HD092614
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