The throwing shoulder in youth elite handball: adaptions of inferior but not anterior capsule thickness differ between the two sexes.
Res Sports Med
; 31(2): 112-124, 2023.
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The aim was to investigate side-to-side and sex differences of anterior and inferior capsule thickness (ACT, ICT) between the throwing and non-throwing shoulder (TS, NTS) in youth elite handball players. 125 youth female and male elite handball players (14.1±0.7yo) were assessed for ACT and ICT by ultrasound . ACT measurement was performed from anterior (3 o'clock) in upright position and for ICT from inferior (6 o'clock) in supine position. Measurements of ICT in the TS of all athletes (1.4±0.2 mm) differed significantly but marginally to those in the NTS (1.3±0.2 mm) (p = 0.001). Female (1.2±0.2 mm vs. 1.3±0.2 mm; p = 0.007) but not male youth players (1.4±0.2 mm vs. 1.4±0.2 mm, p = n.s.) demonstrated slight differences in ICT in the TS compared with the NTS. Although significant, the thickness in the TS compared to the NTS was within the measurement accuracy of the ultrasonic assessment. No difference in ACT was observed in the TS (1.4±0.3 mm) compared to the NTS (1.4±0.3 mm) for both sexes (n.s.).In conclusion, the anterior and inferior capsule thickness in youth elite handball athletes is not or only marginally different between throwing and non-throwing shoulders.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Articulación del Hombro
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Deportes
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Res Sports Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA ESPORTIVA
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido