Relationship between thigh muscle cross-sectional areas and single leg stand-up test in Japanese older women.

In older adults, the quantitative decline of the quadriceps femoris is associated with the augmentation of difficulty in the execution of a stand-up task. However, it is unclear whether the cross-sectional areas (CSAs) of individual thigh muscles differ between older adults who can stand up from a 4...

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Main Authors: Keiko Kishigami, Hiroaki Kanehisa, Shumeng Qi, Takuma Arimitsu, Motohiko Miyachi, Motoyuki Iemitsu, Kiyoshi Sanada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269103