Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine

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Phys Ther Sport · Feb 2015

Can ultrasound measurements of muscle thickness be used to measure the size of individual quadriceps muscles in people with patellofemoral pain?

Selective atrophy of vastus medialis oblique (VMO) may be present in patellofemoral pain (PFP). This study investigated the validity of real-time ultrasound in measuring the thickness of each quadriceps muscle. ⋯ Real-time ultrasound muscle thickness measurements are correlated to MRI measured thickness of superficial quadriceps muscles (VMO, VL, VL, and RF) in PFP.

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