RT Journal Article
T1 Ultrasound assessment of fascial connectivity in the lower limb during maximal cervical flexion: technical aspects and practical application of automatic tracking..
A1 Cruz-Montecinos, Carlos
A1 Cerda, Mauricio
A1 Sanzana-Cuche, Rodolfo
A1 Martín-Martín, Jaime
A1 Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio
K1 Fascia
K1 Cervicalgia
AB This study aimed to evaluate the displacement of the medial gastrocnemius fascia during cervical spine flexion in a kyphotic posture with knees extended and ankles at 90°. The study used ultrasound recording and the Lucas-Kanade iterated pyramid (LKP) algorithm to track fascia displacement. The results showed that 66% of the subjects had a displacement of the proximal fascial tissue above the basal error. The onset of fascial displacement during cervical spine flexion was detected in 70% of the cycle, but only when detected for more than 80% of the cycle was the displacement considered statistically significant. The study concludes that there is a statistically significant displacement of the deep fascia, as measured by the automated tracking method. However, further studies are needed to fully understand the mechanisms associated with these results.
PB Springer Nature
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33023
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33023
LA eng
NO Cruz-Montecinos, C., Cerda, M., Sanzana-Cuche, R. et al. Ultrasound assessment of fascial connectivity in the lower limb during maximal cervical flexion: technical aspects and practical application of automatic tracking. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 8, 18 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-016-0043-z
NO The authors would like to thank the Programa de Anatomía y Biología del Desarrollo, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. MC is funded by grants FONDECYT 3140447, ICM P09-015-F and the Latin American Cancer Research Network (US-LACRN).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
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