Skeletal muscle fibrosis can be a devastating clinical problem that arises from many causes,
including primary skeletal muscle tissue diseases, as seen in the muscular dystrophies, or it …

Tendinopathy is a debilitating musculoskeletal condition which can cause significant pain
and lead to complete rupture of the tendon, which often requires surgical repair. Due in part …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Normative age-related decline in paravertebral muscle
quality is important for reference to disease and risk identification in patients. We aimed to …

Background There is increasing interest in paravertebral muscle composition as a potential
prognostic and diagnostic element in lumbar spine health. As a consequence, it is becoming …

Objective This study aimed to establish sex-and age-dependent distributions of the cross
sectional area and fatty infiltration ratio of paraspinal muscles, and to examine the …

Introduction: We evaluated muscle/fat fraction (MFF) accuracy and reliability measured with
an MR imaging technique at 1.5 Tesla (T) and 3.0 T scanner strengths, using biopsy as …

Background: Rotator cuff (RC) tears are common tendon injuries seen in orthopaedic
patients. Successful repair of large and massive RC tears remains a challenge due to our …

Skeletal muscle is a regenerative tissue which can repair damaged myofibers through the
activation of tissue-resident muscle stem cells (MuSCs). Many muscle diseases with …

Background Muscle atrophy, fatty infiltration, and fibrosis of the muscle have been described
as important factors governing outcome after rotator cuff injury and repair. Muscle fibrosis is …

Background Ultrasound imaging (US) has shown to be a reliable and valid tool for
assessing muscle morphology and quality. However, most studies have focused on …