Size and strength of the quadriceps muscles of old and young women *

Abstract. Muscle weakness and wasting may be evaluated objectively by dynamometry and compound ultrasound imaging. We have measured the voluntary isometric strength of the quadriceps muscles of healthy women in their 70s (n= 25) and in their 20s (n= 25) and have compared it with the mid‐thigh cross‐sectional area of the same muscles.

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