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Muscle functions

Serial ultrasound assessment of flexor carpi ulnaris and biceps brachii cross-sectional area in critically ill patients: A prospective cohort study

Keiichiro Aoki, Fumihito Kasai, Kazuki Komaba, Jin Saito, Akira Yoshikawa, Naonori Tashiro, Hiroyasu Inoue, Kengo Uchibori, Miwa Fukazawa

published 29 Oct 2026

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The effect of size, sex and running discipline on the shape of rectus abdominis muscle: A 3D geometric morphometric approach

Marta Gómez-Recio, Benoit Beyer, Elena García-Vargas, Vladimír Sládek, Markus Bastir

published 28 Oct 2026

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Beyond mid-thigh: Ultrasound assessment of hamstring muscle architecture at multiple muscle lengths in relation to strength

Gulsah Karaca Yilmaz, Ali Cihan Dagli, Omer Batin Gozubuyuk, Nazif Ekin Akalan, Sergen Devran, Meryem Merve Oren Celik, Bulent Bayraktar

published 27 Oct 2026

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Prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in individuals with stroke undergoing rehabilitation: A cross-sectional study

Fernando Shizuo Ida, Esther Joyce De Monte Castello E. Silva, Gabriela De Souza Martins Brasil, Leandro Moreira Peregrino, Cruiff Emerson Pinto Da Silva, Pedro Ykaro Fialho Silva

published 26 Oct 2026

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Reliability and criterion validity of abductor hallucis muscle volume measurements using ultrasound and MRI by assessors with limited image analysis experience

Jacob B. Willes, Emma Robinson, Joshua K. Sponbeck, Derek A. Swanson, Dallin C. Swanson, Austin G. Goodrich, Steven P. Allen, A. Wayne Johnson

published 21 Oct 2026

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Comparison of facial muscle activity between younger and older Japanese adults: A cross-sectional study

Rumiko Okamoto, Kazutaka Adachi, Katsuyoshi Mizukami

published 21 Oct 2026

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Vigorous physical activity and physical function are strongly associated with better health in patients with long-standing radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

Caroline Feldthusen, Magnus Hallström, Erik Hulander, Anna Deminger, Helena Forsblad-d’Elia

published 13 Oct 2026

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Artificial intelligence-based thigh muscle volume profiling on CT in elderly East Asian patients with hip fracture

Yong-Han Cha, Jung-Taek Kim, Jin-Woo Kim, Hyun-Bin Kim, Jun-Il Yoo

published 08 Oct 2026

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Association between muscle quality index and time to stand up from the prone position in community-dwelling older adults

Álvaro Huerta Ojeda, Emilio Jofré-Saldía, Guillermo Barahona-Fuentes, Sergio Galdames Maliqueo, Maximiliano Bravo Yapur, Regina de Villa Garduño, Carlos Jorquera-Aguilera, María-Mercedes Yeomans-Cabrera, Estélio H. M. Dantas

published 05 Oct 2026

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Effects of blood flow restriction combined with visual feedback training on lower limb function and the serum levels of BDNF and VEGF in patients with stroke

Hai Jiang, Chengzhuo Yang, Pan Wang, Mei Yu, Yijun Wang, Cuiting Wang, Deng Xiao

published 28 Sep 2026

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Scapular endurance, dyskinesis, and functional outcomes after rotator cuff repair: A cross-sectional mediation analysis

Wael M. Alzahrani, Baraa Abdulraheem Baltow, Ziad Ahmed Alanazi, Saleh M. Kardm, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Ghada Mohamed. Koura, Ajay Prashad Gautam

published 15 Sep 2026

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Effects of exercise on muscle strength and characteristics in rheumatic diseases and sarcopenia: Protocol for the Care for Muscle (C4M) Study

Maia M. Sobejana, Rosa M. Korpershoek, Maarten M. Steinz, Conny J. van der Laken, Marike van der Leeden, Richard T. Jaspers, Bart Visser, Martin van der Esch, Carel G. M. Meskers, Mariëtte de Rooij

published 09 Sep 2026

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Association between serum uric acid and muscle function in underweight young women: An exploratory cross-sectional study

Shinobu Sugihara, Ichiro Hisatome

published 14 Aug 2026

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