TY - JOUR 
A1 - Romero Morales, Carlos
AU - Almazán Polo, Jaime
AU - Rodríguez Sanz, David
AU - López López, José Manuel
AU - Vázquez González, Sergio
AU - Arias Buría, José Luis
AU - Calvo Lobo, César 
T1 - Ultrasonography features of abdominal perimuscular connective tissue in elite and amateur basketball players: An observational study
Y1 - 2018
SN - 0104-4230
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/7903
AB - The purpose of this study was to assess and compare with rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) the perimuscular connective tissue (PMCT) and interrecti distance (IRD) between elite and amateur basketball players. A sample of 22 healthy basketball players was included and divided into two groups: elite basketball players from Spanish 1st division (n = 11) and amateur basketball players from an entertainment Spanish division (n = 11). Ultrasound images of the external oblique (EO), internal oblique (IO), transversus abdominis (TrAb), rectus anterior (RA) and IRD PMCT were measured and analysed by the ImageJ software. Measurements of abdominal wall muscles PMCT present statistically differences (P < .05) for an increase of perimuscular connective tissue of external oblique (PMC- TEO), perimuscular connective tissue of transversus abdominis (PMCTTA) of the left side and an increase of PMCTEO on the right side in favor of the elite group. Rather, the study showed statistically differences (P < .05) for a decrease of perimuscular connective tissue between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis (PMCTIO-TA), and a decrease in PMCT total summation of the left side with elite group in respect to amateur group. This study reported an increase of left PMCTEO, left PMCTTAA, right PMCTEO as well as a decrease of left PMCTIO-TA and in PMCT total summation on the left side.
KW - Baloncestistas
KW - Ultrasonoterapia
KW - Lesión
KW - Rehabilitación médica
KW - Atleta
LA - spa
ER -