A pilot study on a potential relationship between leg bone length and sprint performance in sprinters; are there any event-related differences in 100-m and 400-m sprints?

A pilot study on a potential relationship between leg bone length and sprint performance in sprinters; are there any event-related differences in 100-m and 400-m sprints?

Abstract Objective This study examined the relationship between leg bone length and sprint performance in sprinters. The leg bone lengths in 28 100-m specialized sprinters and 28 400-m specialized sprinters were measured using magnetic resonance imaging. The lengths of the upper and lower leg bones...

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Main Authors: Daichi Tomita, Tadashi Suga, Masafumi Terada, Takahiro Tanaka, Yuto Miyake, Hiromasa Ueno, Mitsuo Otsuka, Akinori Nagano, Tadao Isaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Femoral length
Tibial length
Step frequency
Step length
Magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05140-z

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