Open AccessBiceps Femoris Long Head Architecture
Author(s) -
Ryan G. Timmins,
Anthony Shield,
Morgan Williams,
Christian Lorenzen,
David A. Opar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000507
Subject(s) - biceps , head (geology) , architecture , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , geology , geography , archaeology , paleontology
This study aimed (i) to determine the reliability of two-dimensional ultrasonography for the assessment of biceps femoris long head (BFlh) architectural characteristics and (ii) to determine whether limbs with a history of strain injury in the BFlh display different architecture and eccentric strength compared to uninjured limbs.