Lauri Stenroth

Lauri Stenroth
University of Eastern Finland | UEF · Department of Applied Physics

PhD

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July 2013 - present
University of Jyväskylä
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  • PhD Student
March 2010 - June 2013
University of Jyväskylä
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  • Research Assistant and PhD Student

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Publications (81)
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The human patellar tendon contains distinct fascicle bundles across its mediolateral and anteroposterior regions. Studies have suggested region-specific behaviour during in vivo actions, but it is unclear whether such regional differences result from localized variation in composition and mechanical properties within the tendon itself. Furthermore,...
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We present a dataset comprising motion capture, inertial measurement unit data, and sagittal-plane video data from walking at three different instructed speeds (slow, comfortable, fast). The dataset contains 51 healthy participants with approximately 60 walking trials from each participant. Each walking trial contains data from motion capture, iner...
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Purpose Estimating loading of the knee joint may be helpful in managing degenerative joint diseases. Contemporary methods to estimate loading involve calculating knee joint contact forces using musculoskeletal modeling and simulation from motion capture (MOCAP) data, which must be collected in a specialized environment and analyzed by a trained exp...
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Obesity is a known risk factor for development of osteoarthritis (OA). Numerical tools like finite‐element (FE) models combined with degenerative algorithms have been developed to understand the interplay between OA and obesity. In this study, we aimed to predict knee cartilage degeneration in a cohort of obese adults to investigate the importance...
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The distal semitendinosus tendon is commonly harvested for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, inducing substantial morbidity at the knee. The aim of this study was to probe how morphological changes of the semitendinosus muscle after harvest of its distal tendon for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction affects knee flexion strength and...
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Elucidating the potential association between joint mechanics and clinical pain could potentially help in developing personalized interventions, e.g., rehabilitation and gait modification which aim to restore joint function, reduce pain, and postpone knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Despite extensive research, a direct link between mechanical loading and...
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Fibril-reinforced poroviscoelastic material models are considered state-of-the-art in modeling articular cartilage biomechanics. Yet, cartilage material parameters are often based on bovine tissue properties in computational knee joint models, although bovine properties are distinctly different from those of humans. Thus, we aimed to investigate ho...
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In type 1 diabetes, it is important to prevent diabetes-related complications and postural instability may be one clinically observable manifestation early on. This study was set to investigate differences between type 1 diabetics and healthy controls in variables of instrumented posturography assessment to inform about the potential of the assessm...
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Joint loading may affect the development of osteoarthritis, but patient-specific load estimation requires cumbersome motion laboratory equipment. This reliance could be eliminated using artificial neural networks (ANNs) to predict loading from simple input predictors. We used subject-specific musculoskeletal simulations to estimate knee joint conta...
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Achilles tendon (AT) rupture leads to long-term structural and functional impairments. Currently, the predictors of good recovery after rupture are poorly known. Thus, we aimed to explore the interconnections between structural, mechanical, and neuromuscular parameters and their associations with factors that could explain good recovery in patients...
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Background Inertial measurements (IMUs) facilitate the measurement of human motion outside the motion laboratory. A commonly used open-source software for musculoskeletal simulation and analysis of human motion, OpenSim, includes a tool to enable kinematics analysis of IMU data. However, it only enables offline analysis, i.e ., analysis after the d...
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The human semitendinosus muscle is characterized by a tendinous inscription separating proximal and distal neuromuscular compartments. As each compartment is innervated by separate nerve branches, potential exists for independent operation and control of compartments. However, the morphology and function of each compartment have not been thoroughly...
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Introduction Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) leads to long-term structural and functional impairments (1,2). Currently, the predictors of good recovery after ATR are poorly understood. Thus, we applied multivariable linear regression analysis to identify factors that explain good recovery. Materials and Methods A total of 35 unilateral ATR patients...
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Pain felt while performing rehabilitation exercises could be a reason for the low adherence of knee osteoarthritis patients to physical rehabilitation. Reducing compressive forces on the most affected knee regions may help to mitigate the pain. Knee frontal plane positioning with respect to pelvis and foot (functional knee alignment) has been shown...
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Knee joint functional deficits are common after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, but different assessment methods of joint function seem to provide contradicting information complicating recovery monitoring. We previously reported improved perceived knee function and functional performance (forward lunge ground contact time) in patients wit...
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The human semitendinosus muscle is characterized by a tendinous inscription separating proximal (STprox) and distal (STdist) neuromuscular compartments. As each compartment is innervated by separate nerve branches, potential exists for the compartments to operate and be controlled independently. However, the morphology and function of each compartm...
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Abnormal loading of the knee due to injuries or obesity is thought to contribute to the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Small animal models have been used for studying OA progression mechanisms. However, numerical models to study cartilage responses under dynamic loading in preclinical animal models have not been developed. Here we present a mu...
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The Achilles tendon (AT) is composed of three distinct in-series elastic subtendons, arising from different muscles in the triceps surae. Independent activation of any of these muscles is thought to induce sliding between the adjacent AT subtendons. We aimed to investigate displacement patterns during voluntary contraction (VOL) and selective trans...
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Tissue-level mechanics (e.g., stress and strain) are important factors governing tissue remodeling and development of knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and hence, the success of physical rehabilitation. To date, no clinically feasible analysis toolbox has been introduced and used to inform clinical decision making with subject-specific in-depth joint mech...
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Joint tissue mechanics (e.g., stress and strain) are believed to have a major involvement in the onset and progression of musculoskeletal disorders, e.g., knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Accordingly, considerable efforts have been made to develop musculoskeletal finite element (MS-FE) models to estimate highly detailed tissue mechanics that predict cart...
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Knee ligaments and tendons play an important role in stabilizing and controlling the motions of the knee. Injuries to the ligaments can lead to abnormal mechanical loading of the other supporting tissues (e.g., cartilage and meniscus) and even osteoarthritis. While the condition of knee ligaments can be examined during arthroscopic repair procedure...
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Background Achilles tendon rupture appears to alter stiffness and length of the tendon. These alterations may affect the function of tendon in force transmission and in energy storage and recovery. We studied the mechanical properties of the Achilles' tendon post-rupture and their association with function. Methods Twenty-four (20 males, 4 females...
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The semitendinosus muscle contains distinct proximal and distal compartments arranged anatomically in series but separated by a tendinous inscription, with each compartment innervated by separate nerve branches. Although extensively investigated in other mammals, compartment-specific mechanical properties within the human semitendinosus have scarce...
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In this study, we aimed to describe lower limb kinematic and muscle activation patterns and then to examine the potential associations between those variables and skating speed in highly trained ice-hockey players. Twelve players (age 18.4–22.0 years) performed five maximal 30-metre forward skating sprints. Skating speeds, muscle activities from ei...
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Abnormal loading of the knee due to injuries or obesity is thought to contribute to the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Small animal models have been used for studying OA progression mechanisms. However, numerical models to study cartilage responses under dynamic loading in preclinical animal models have not been developed. Here we present a mu...
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A perturbed postural balance test can be used to investigate balance control under mechanical disturbances. The test is typically performed using purpose-built movable force plates. As instrumented treadmills become increasingly common in biomechanics laboratories and in clinical settings, these devices could be potentially used to assess and train...
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Background: An open-source software library for multithreaded real-time inverse kinematical (IK) analysis of inertial measurement unit (IMU) data using OpenSim was developed. Its operation delays and throughputs were measured with a varying number of IMUs and parallel computing IK threads using two different musculoskeletal models, one a lower-body...
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An open-source software library for multithreaded real-time inverse kinematical (IK) analysis of inertial measurement unit (IMU) data using OpenSim was developed. Its operation delays and throughputs were measured with a varying number of IMUs and parallel computing IK threads using two different musculoskeletal models, one a lower-body and torso m...
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Joint tissue mechanics (e.g., stress and strain) are believed to have a major involvement in the onset and progression of musculoskeletal disorders, e.g., knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Accordingly, considerable efforts have been made to develop musculoskeletal finite element (MS-FE) models to estimate highly-detailed tissue mechanics that predict cart...
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Knee joint ligaments and patellar tendon are rope-like tissues that enable the proper function of the knee by connecting the bones that form the joint. A better understanding of ligament structure-function relationships is needed to develop objective and reliable diagnostic methods for ligaments. Recently, arthroscopic near infrared spectroscopy (N...
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To investigate tendon displacement patterns in non‐surgically treated patients 14‐months after acute Achilles tendon rupture (ATR), and to classify patients into groups based on their Achilles tendon (AT) displacement patterns. Twenty patients were tested. Sagittal images of AT were acquired using B‐mode ultrasonography during ramp contractions at...
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Tissue-level stress-relaxation of ligaments and tendons in the toe region is characterized by fast and long-term relaxations and an increase in relaxation magnitude with strain. Characterizing the compositional and structural origins of these phenomena helps in the understanding of mechanisms of ligament and tendon function and adaptation in health...
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Computational models of the knee joint are useful for evaluating stresses and strains within the joint tissues. However, the outcome of those models is sensitive to the material model and material properties chosen for ligaments, the collagen reinforced tissues connecting bone to bone. The purpose of this study was to investigate different composit...
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Accurate knowledge of the joint kinematics, kinetics, and soft tissue mechanical responses is essential in the evaluation of musculoskeletal (MS) disorders. Since in vivo measurement of these quantities requires invasive methods, musculoskeletal finite element (MSFE) models are widely used for simulations. There are, however, limitations in the cur...
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The spreadsheet allows the user to estimate sprint mechanical parameters based on split times measured during maximal acceleration. The spreadsheet has three different sheets that includes 1) original version of this spreadsheet developed my Jean-Benoît Morin and Pierre Samozino, 2) a modified version of the spreadsheet that adds a simple optimizat...
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In recent years, a simple method for force–velocity (F-v) profiling, based on split times, has emerged as a potential tool to examine mechanical variables underlying running sprint performance in field conditions. In this study, the reliability and concurrent validity of F-v profiling based on split times were examined when used for ice hockey skat...
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Mechanical material properties of ligaments originate from their biochemical composition and structural organization. However, it is not yet fully elucidated how biochemical contents vary between knee ligaments and patellar tendon (PT) and how they relate with mechanical properties. The purpose of this study was to compare water, collagen, proteogl...
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Abnormal mechanical loading is essential in the onset and progression of knee osteoarthritis. Combined musculoskeletal (MS) and finite element (FE) modeling is a typical method to estimate load distribution and tissue responses in the knee joint. However, earlier combined models mostly utilize static-optimization based MS models and muscle force dr...
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Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an analytical technique for determining the chemical composition or structure of a given sample. For several decades, NIRS has been a frequently used analysis tool in agriculture, pharmacology, medicine, and petrochemistry. The popularity of NIRS is constantly growing as new application areas are discovered. Con...
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The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of ultrasonography for measurement of hamstring muscle and semitendinosus (ST) tendon cross-sectional area (CSA). On two consecutive days, muscle anatomical CSA (ACSA) and ST tendon CSA were measured at standardized positions (30%–80% of thigh length; half the distance from the...
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This study investigated the reliability of Achilles and patellar tendon cross-sectional area (CSA) measurement using ultrasound imaging (USI) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Fifteen healthy adults were imaged twice on two occasions, interrupted by a tendon loading protocol. Tendon CSA segmentations were conducted by an experienced and an inex...
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Preprocessing is important for near infrared spectroscopy applications as it reduces noise and improves prediction accuracy of models. We present a toolbox for automatically combining different preprocessing strategies for spectral data.
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The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate lumbopelvic movement control in professional dancers and to discuss its potential meaning for dance technique, performance and dance‐related injuries. Lumbopelvic movement control was approached from a perspective of functional testing by adapting existing lumbopelvic movement control tests for...
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The Achilles tendon is a common tendon for the medial and lateral gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. Non‐uniform Achilles tendon regional displacements have been observed in vivo which may result from non‐uniform muscle loading and intra‐tendinous shearing. However, prior observations are limited to the sagittal plane. This study investigated Achill...
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Mechanical characterization of soft tissues such as ligaments remains challenging. There is variability in the measured material parameters of ligaments, most of which is related to natural tissue variability, but some of it can be a result of using different testing protocols. Generally preconditioning (cyclic loading-unloading) is performed prior...
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Knee ligaments and tendons are collagen-rich viscoelastic connective tissues that provide vital mechanical stabilization and support to the knee joint. Deterioration of ligaments has an adverse effect on the health of the knee and can eventually lead to ligament rupture and osteoarthritis. In this study, the feasibility of near infrared spectroscop...
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Introduction: The experimental variability in the mechanical response of ligaments is mostly attributed to natural tissue variability. Part of the variability can be also a result of test protocols. Preconditioning is typically done before actual tests to overcome history dependency of soft tissues [1,2,3]. However, it is not well known how differ...
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The knee ligaments and patellar tendon function in concert with each other and other joint tissues, and are adapted to their specific physiological function via geometry and material properties. However, it is not well known how the viscoelastic and quasi-static material properties compare between the ligaments. The purpose of this study was to cha...
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In this study, mechanical properties of bovine knee ligament and tendon samples were estimated using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Properties related to sample stress-relaxation characteristics were found to be suitable for NIRS-based estimation.
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Figure S2. Handgrip strength values (either the right or left hand side); results are stratified by cohort and age: Results are stratified by cohort, age and hand side: MyoAge cohort (a: healthy young, b: healthy old), Grey Power cohort (c: middle‐aged, d: old) and geriatric outpatients (e). Attempt 1, 2 is the maximal handgrip strength measured at...
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Figure S3. Bland–Altman plots of handgrip strength of attempt 1 versus maximal handgrip strength at attempt 1, 2 and 3. Results are stratified by cohort and age: MyoAge cohort (a: healthy young, b: healthy old), Grey Power cohort (c: middle‐aged, d: old) and geriatric outpatients (e). The dashed lines represent the mean difference in handgrip stren...
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Figure S1. Handgrip strength values (either the right or left hand side), stratified by cohort and age: MyoAge cohort (a: healthy young, b: healthy old), Grey Power cohort (c: middle‐aged, d: old) and geriatric outpatients (e). Attempt 1, 2 is the maximal handgrip strength measured at attempt 1 or attempt 2. Values are presented as mean. Error bars...
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Table S1. Intraclass correlation coefficients and mean differences between handgrip strength for the right and left hand, stratified by cohort and age
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Background: Handgrip strength (HGS) is used to identify individuals with low muscle strength (dynapenia). The influence of the number of attempts on maximal HGS is not yet known and may differ depending on age and health status. This study aimed to assess how many attempts of HGS are required to obtain maximal HGS. Methods: Three cohorts (939 in...
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This study examined the contributions of individual muscles to changes in energetic cost of transport (COT) over seven walking speeds, and compared results between healthy young and elderly subjects. Twenty six participants (13 young aged 18-30; 13 old aged 70-80) were recruited. COT (O2/kg body mass/km) was calculated by standardizing the mean oxy...
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Introduction cognitive deterioration and reductions of bone health coincide with increasing age. We examine the relationship between bone composition and plasma markers of bone remodelling with measures of cognitive performance in healthy adults. Methods this cross-sectional study included 225 old (52% women, mean age: 74.4 ± 3.3 years) and 134 yo...
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Purpose: Older adults walk slower than young adults but it is not known why. Previous research suggests that ankle plantarflexors may have a crucial role in the reduction of walking speed. The purpose of this study was to investigate age-related differences in triceps surae muscle-tendon function during walking to further investigate the role of p...
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Previous studies have shown that aging is associated with alterations in muscle architecture and tendon properties. However, the possible influence of different types of regular exercise loading on muscle architecture and tendon properties in older adults is poorly understood. To address this, triceps surae muscle-tendon properties were examined in...
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Consensus on clinically valid diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia requires a systematical assessment of the association of its candidate measures of muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance on one side and muscle-related clinical parameters on the other side. In this study, we systematically assessed associations between serum albumin...
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Large forces are generated under the big toe in the push-off phase of walking. The largest flexor muscle of the big toe is the flexor hallucis longus (FHL), which likely contributes substantially to these forces. This study examined FHL function at different levels of isometric plantarflexion torque and in the push-off phase at different speeds of...
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Muscle mass, strength, and power are known determinants of mobility in older adults but there is limited knowledge on the influence of muscle architecture or tendon properties on mobility. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between mobility and plantarflexor muscle-tendon properties in healthy older adults. A total of 52 subj...
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Introduction Achilles tendon is the most common tendon to suffer for complete rupture. Physically active young adults are often treated with surgery. Most of the patients do not suffer from activity limitations after injury3 but performance level is often significantly decreased.1,2 The purpose of this study was to follow recovery of Achilles tendo...
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Pathological obstruction in lungs leads to severe decreases in muscle strength and mobility in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interdependency between muscle strength, spirometric pulmonary functions and mobility outcomes in healthy older men and women, where skeletal m...
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Objective: This study compared bioimpedance analysis (BIA) in the assessment of body composition with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in 18- to 88-year-old adults. Design and methods: Body composition of 882 adults was estimated by eight-polar BIA and DXA. In addition, estimates of lean mass, fat mass, and percentage of fat were investiga...
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It has been postulated that human tendons are viscoelastic and their mechanical properties time-dependent. Although Achilles tendon (AT) mechanics are widely reported, there is no consensus about AT viscoelastic properties such as loading rate dependency or hysteresis, in vivo. AT force-elongation characteristics were determined from 14 subjects in...
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Relative and absolute muscle mass and muscle strength are used as diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia. We aimed to assess which diagnostic criteria are most associated with physical performance in 180 young (18-30 years) and 281 healthy old participants (69-81 years) of the European study MYOAGE. Diagnostic criteria included relative muscle mass (to...
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Within the European multi-centre MyoAge project, one workpackage was designed to investigate the contribution of age-related changes to muscle mass, contractile characteristics and neural control in relation to reductions in mobility in older age. The methodology has been described here. Test centres were located in Manchester, UK; Paris, France; L...
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It is known that adipose tissue mass increases with age, and that a number of hormones, collectively called adipokines, are produced by adipose tissue. For most of them it is not known whether their plasmatic levels change with age. Moreover, it is known that adipose tissue infiltration in skeletal muscle is related to sarcopenia and loss of muscle...
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Currently used diagnostic measures for sarcopenia utilize different measures of muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance. These diagnostic measures associate differently to bone mineral density (BMD), as an example of muscle-related clinical outcome. These differences should be taken into account when studying sarcopenia. Introductio...