Department of Physical Therapy, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Takasaki, Japan.
Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2022 May;25(4):274-280. doi: 10.1080/17518423.2021.2018518. Epub 2021 Dec 20.
Comparison of not only the upper and lower extremity but also trunk muscle masses measured by means of an ultrasound imaging device between children with Down syndrome (DS) and children with typical development (TD).
The study included 35 children with TD (TD group) and 26 children with DS (DS group). The upper and lower extremity and trunk muscle thicknesses were measured using an ultrasound imaging device.
The thicknesses of the rectus abdominis, obliquus externus and internus abdominis, rectus femoris, and short head of the biceps femoris muscles were significantly lower in the DS group than in the TD group. The thicknesses of the other upper and lower extremity and trunk muscles did not differ significantly between the groups.
The results of this study demonstrated lower masses of trunk flexor and knee extensor and flexor muscles in children with DS compared to those in children with TD.
比较唐氏综合征(DS)患儿和典型发育(TD)患儿的上肢、下肢和躯干肌肉质量,不仅比较其肌肉数量,还比较其肌肉质量。
本研究纳入了 35 名 TD 患儿(TD 组)和 26 名 DS 患儿(DS 组)。使用超声成像设备测量上肢、下肢和躯干的肌肉厚度。
DS 组的腹直肌、腹外斜肌和腹内斜肌、股直肌和股二头肌短头的厚度明显低于 TD 组。其他上肢和下肢及躯干肌肉的厚度在两组间无显著差异。
本研究结果表明,与 TD 患儿相比,DS 患儿的躯干屈肌和膝关节伸肌及屈肌的肌肉质量较低。