Journal of Clinical Medicine
Lower-Limb Muscle Architecture and Strength in Men with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Ultrasound Study
By Mehmet Serkan Kılıçoğlu, Mert Kara, Esra Kültür Çamlı and 4 others.
Abstract
Background/Objectives: To compare lower-limb muscle architecture and strength between men with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) and controls.
Methods
In this controlled cross-sectional study, 30 men with r-axSpA and 30 age-matched healthy men underwent bilateral ultrasound assessment of the vastus lateralis (VL), gastrocnemius medialis (GM), gastrocnemius lateralis (GL), and tibialis anterior (TA). Fascicle length was derived trigonometrically. Strength was assessed using hand-held dynamometry.
