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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
This study assessed the relationship between the isokinetic peak torque (PT) (speed of movement 1.05 and 3.14 rads-1) and the angle-specific torques (ASTs) at 0.26 and 1.31 rad of knee flexion in multiple contractions of the quadriceps and hamstrings in 70 individuals with a chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency and 78 individuals with a chronic medial collateral ligament (MCL) insufficiency in one knee. At every test speed, the Pearson product moment correlation coefficients (r) between the PT and ASTs were highly significant (P less than 0.001) in the uninjured knees (r = 0.61-0.93) as well as in the knees with ACL (r = 0.61-0.87) and MCL (r = 0.74-0.91) insufficiency. In addition, in both groups the majority of the correlation coefficients exceeded 0.80, which is generally regarded as the threshold for the relationship to be considered clinically significant. Furthermore, using regression analysis, both extremities showed completely non-systematic distribution of the residuals. It is concluded that in healthy knees or knees with ACL or MCL insufficiency, the predictability of ASTs from PT was good, and, therefore, that AST analyses may offer little additional information about thigh muscle function to that obtained from a simpler and more commonly used measurement, the PT analysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-5548
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
112-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Maximal peak torque as a predictor of angle-specific torques of hamstring and quadriceps muscles in man.
pubmed:affiliation
McClure Musculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article