Semitendinosus snapping: analysis of movement, electromyographic activities, muscle strength and endurance, motor control and joint position sense

Guney, Hande and Kaya, Defne and Yilgor, Caglar and Cilli, Murat and Aritan, Serdar and Yuksel, Inci and Doral, Mahmut Nedim (2013) Semitendinosus snapping: analysis of movement, electromyographic activities, muscle strength and endurance, motor control and joint position sense. M.L.T.J. Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 3 (3). pp. 166-172. ISSN 2240-4554

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Abstract

A female ballet with a history of two-years of semitendinosus (ST) snapping was assessed. On physical examination snapping was observed during hyperextension of the knee. Neither any history of trauma nor treatment was recalled. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), movement analysis, onset timing of ST and Bisceps Femoris (BF), motor control, isokinetic muscle strength and endurance, joint position sense (JPS) were assessed. The MRI findings were normal. There were abnormal oscillations observed during hyperextension of the snapping knee compared to healthy side. There were no isokinetic muscle strength nor do muscle endurance differences. The motor control and JPS deficits were greater on the snapping knee than the healthy side. ST onset timing was earlier than BF on the snapping side. Snapping of the semitendinosus tendon has an adverse affect on JPS, motor control and onset timing of the knee muscles

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Snapping knee syndrome, motor control, movement analysis
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) > 616.7 Malattie del sistema muscoloscheletrico
Depositing User:	Danilo Dezzi
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2014 14:39
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2014 14:39
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/8272

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