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Size and strength of the quadriceps muscles of old and young women*
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Abstract. Muscle weakness and wasting may be evaluated objectively by dynamometry and compound ultrasound imaging. We have measured the voluntary isometric strength of the quadriceps muscles of healthy women in their 70s (n= 25) and in their 20s (n= 25) and have compared it with the mid‐thigh cross‐sectional area of the same muscles. The two groups of women showed similar variability when strength was measured on consecutive days (coefficients of variation: 8%). The older women were 35% weaker than the young women (P < 0·001) and their quadriceps cross‐sectional area was 33% less (P < 0·001). Quadriceps strength and cross‐sectional area were correlated (r= 0·66, P < 0·001, elderly; r= 0·53, P < 0·01, young) and the principal axis of the relationship was closely similar for the two groups of women. There is therefore no difference in the intrinsic strength of the quadriceps muscles of healthy women in their third and eighth decades. This report also provides normative data for the objective evaluation of quadriceps weakness and/or wasting in female patients. The techniques involved are straightforward, the dynamometer is easily made, and compound ultrasound imaging is widely available.
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Metadata
- Authors
- YOUNG, A., STOKES, M., & CROWE, M.
- Venue
- European Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1984-08
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 282-287
- ISSN
- 0014-2972 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2362
- OpenAlex
- W2168624058
- Cited by
- 405
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 2.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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