The Effects of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Individual Quadriceps Muscle Thickness and Circulating Biomarkers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patients
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Experimental Protocol
2.3.1. Blood Sampling
2.3.2. Muscle Thickness Measurement
2.4. Measurement of Biomarkers
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effects of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Individual Quadriceps Muscle Thickness
3.2. Effect of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Circulating Biomarkers
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
RF | Rectus Femoris | VI | Vastus Intermedius |
VL | Vastus Lateralis | VM | Vastus Medialis |
VMO | Vastus Medialis Obliques |
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Characteristic | |
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Age, year | 30.4 ± 5.9 |
Height, cm | 170.8 ± 8.0 |
Weight, kg | 69.9 ± 10.8 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.8 ± 2.3 |
Days between injury and reconstruction, days | 38.4 ± 76.7 |
PRE | PO1 | PO2 | F | p | η2p | |
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RF (mm) | 20.72 ± 4.28 | 19.24 ± 4.28 * | 18.28 ± 18.28 * | 7.30 | 0.009 | 0.36 |
VI (mm) | 20.45 ± 6.82 | 16.05 ± 6.13 * | 13.18 ± 4.7 *,# | 59 | <0.001 | 0.819 |
VL (mm) | 22.7 ± 4.86 | 20.37 ± 3.8 * | 19.97 ± 3.48 * | 2.96 | 0.094 | 0.186 |
VM (mm) | 31.02 ± 8.76 | 27.57 ± 7.24 * | 26.13 ± 6.93 * | 15.1 | <0.001 | 0.537 |
VMO (mm) | 16.91 ± 3.98 | 14.12 ± 3.01 * | 13.77 ± 3.16 * | 23.7 | <0.001 | 0.646 |
PRE vs. PO1 | PRE vs. PO2 | PO1 vs. PO2 | |
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Myostatin | 0.15 | 0.55 | 0.46 |
TGF-beta 1 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.08 |
TNF-alpha | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.05 |
Decorin | 0.43 | 0.28 | 0.12 |
Adiponectin | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
IGF-1 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.06 |
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Yang, J.-H.; Eun, S.-P.; Park, D.-H.; Kwak, H.-B.; Chang, E. The Effects of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Individual Quadriceps Muscle Thickness and Circulating Biomarkers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4895. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244895
Yang J-H, Eun S-P, Park D-H, Kwak H-B, Chang E. The Effects of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Individual Quadriceps Muscle Thickness and Circulating Biomarkers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(24):4895. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244895
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Jae-Ho, Seung-Pyo Eun, Dong-Ho Park, Hyo-Bum Kwak, and Eunwook Chang. 2019. "The Effects of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Individual Quadriceps Muscle Thickness and Circulating Biomarkers" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 24: 4895. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244895