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Muscle weakness is associated with non-contractile muscle tissue of the vastus medialis muscle in knee osteoarthritis
BackgroundQuadriceps weakness is assumed to be associated with compositional properties of the vastus medialis muscle in patients with knee...
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Muscle strength and functional recovery for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh: a prospective study
BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate changes in muscle strength and functional outcome before and after surgery for soft-tissue sarcoma of the...
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Intramuscular adipose tissue, muscle area, and power as predictors of performance in breast cancer survivors
PurposeThe decline in physical performance, assessed by physical tests such as the timed up and go (TUG) test, is a consequence of reduced...
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Influence of ultrasound machine settings on quantitative measures derived from spatial frequency analysis of muscle tissue
BackgroundUltrasound is a powerful tool for diagnostic purposes and provides insight into both normal and pathologic tissue structure. Spatial...
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Relationship between muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue size and density and proximal femur bone in elderly women with hip fracture
BackgroundBoth osteoporosis and sarcopenia are associated with aging, increasing the likelihood of falls in older adults and consequently raising the...
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Skeletal muscle as a pro- and anti-inflammatory tissue: insights from children to adults and ultrasound findings
Previously regarded as a movement and posture control agent, the skeletal muscle is now recognized as an endocrine organ that may affect systemic...
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Multimodality evaluation of transfascial muscle and other soft tissue herniations of the extremities
This review illustrates the multimodality assessment of transfascial muscle and other soft tissue herniations of the extremities. Transfascial...
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“No-back-scar” Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap and Tissue Expander: A Valuable Strategy for Secondary Breast Reconstructions
An overall complication rates for implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) have been reported from 29 to 46%, particularly in the setting of...
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Double Chin Concerns after En Bloc Mandibular U-Shaped Osteotomy: Submental-Cervical Soft Tissue Changes and Anterior Belly of Digastric Muscle Assessment
ObjectiveTo assess submental-cervical soft tissue changes after en bloc mandibular U-shaped osteotomy and examine alterations in the anterior belly...
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Effects of superficial tissue and intermuscular connections on rectus femoris muscle shear modulus heterogeneity
IntroductionIntramuscular heterogeneity exists in the shear modulus of the rectus femoris (RF) muscle. However, the underlying heterogeneity...
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Increased intramuscular adipose tissue of the quadriceps at admission is more strongly related to activities of daily living recovery at discharge compared to muscle mass loss in older patients with aspiration pneumonia
BackgroundRecent studies reported that an increase in intramuscular adipose tissue of the quadriceps in older patients negatively affects the...
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Acute and long-term exercise adaptation of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in humans: a matched transcriptomics approach after 8-week training-intervention
BackgroundExercise exerts many health benefits by directly inducing molecular alterations in physically utilized skeletal muscle. Molecular...
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Traumatic muscle injury
Traumatic muscle injury represents a collection of skeletal muscle pathologies caused by trauma to the muscle tissue and is defined as damage to the...
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Soft Tissue and Lower Limb Muscle Metastases from Breast Carcinoma: An Unreported Entity
Soft tissue metastasis from carcinoma breast is rare, and still rarer is metastasis to skeletal muscles. So far, soft tissue metastasis from breast...
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LCN2 secreted by tissue-infiltrating neutrophils induces the ferroptosis and wasting of adipose and muscle tissues in lung cancer cachexia
BackgroundCancer cachexia is a deadly wasting syndrome that accompanies various diseases (including ~ 50% of cancers). Clinical studies have...
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Skeletal muscle and intermuscular adipose tissue gene expression profiling identifies new biomarkers with prognostic significance for insulin resistance progression and intervention response
Aims/hypothesisAlthough insulin resistance often leads to type 2 diabetes mellitus, its early stages are often unrecognised, thus reducing the...
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Associations of muscle and adipose tissue parameters with long-term outcomes in middle and low rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study
ObjectiveTo investigate the role of preoperative body composition analysis for muscle and adipose tissue distribution on long-term oncological...
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Phase angle, muscle tissue, and resistance training
The biophysical response of the human body to electric current is widely appreciated as a barometer of fluid distribution and cell function. From...
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A novel description of the supporting system of the orbicularis oculi muscle in the infraorbital area: Tear trough muscle fiber
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to elucidate the anatomical structures of supporting system of the infraorbital area.
Materials and methods ...