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Abstract

Context: Lower extremity muscular strength may vary by different sport participation during growth process. Objective: To investigate effect of sport participation and growth by comparing strength of the hamstrings, quadriceps, and hamstrings to quadriceps strength ratio (H:Q ratio) between young female figure skaters and soccer players. Design: Cross-sectional. Settings: Laboratory affiliated with regional sports medicine center. Participants: pediatric and adolescent female athletes. Procedures: Isometric hamstrings and quadriceps strength were measured. Main Outcome Measures: Strength of the hamstrings, quadriceps, and hamstrings to quadriceps strength ratio (H:Q ratio). Statistical Analysis: Effect of sport participation and growth was analyzed through a two-way (two sports: figure skaters and soccer players; three age groups: <12 years, 13–16 years, and >17 years) analysis of covariance. Results: Hamstrings strength was significantly greater in figure skaters than soccer players. Also, hamstring strength of 13–16 years and >17 years was higher compared to <12 years. Additionally, significantly higher H:Q ratio in figure skaters compared to soccer players. Conclusions: There is effect of growth on hamstrings strength among 13–16 years and >17 years compared to <12 years. Figure skaters showed greater hamstrings strength and H:Q ratio than female soccer players.

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Title
Effect of Sports and Growth on Hamstrings and Quadriceps Development in Young Female Athletes: Cross-Sectional Study
Author
Sugimoto, Dai 1 ; Borg, Dennis R 2 ; Brilliant, Anna N 2 ; MeehanIII, William P 1 ; Micheli, Lyle J 1 ; Geminiani, Ellen T 1 

 The Micheli Center—for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, MA 02453, USA; Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02453, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02453, USA 
 The Micheli Center—for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, MA 02453, USA; Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02453, USA 
First page
158
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20754663
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2550255732
Copyright
© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.