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A Custom-Made Electronic Dynamometer for Evaluation of Peak Ankle Torque after COVID-19

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A Custom-Made Electronic Dynamometer for Evaluation of Peak Ankle Torque after COVID-19. / Dragoi, Iulia Iovanca; Popescu, Florina Georgeta; Petrita, Teodor et al.
In: Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2073, 07.03.2022.

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Dragoi, II, Popescu, FG, Petrita, T, Alexa, F, Tatu, RF, Bondor, CI, Tatu, C, Bowling, FL, Reeves, ND & Ionac, M 2022, 'A Custom-Made Electronic Dynamometer for Evaluation of Peak Ankle Torque after COVID-19', Sensors, vol. 22, no. 5, 2073. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22052073

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Dragoi, I. I., Popescu, F. G., Petrita, T., Alexa, F., Tatu, R. F., Bondor, C. I., Tatu, C., Bowling, F. L., Reeves, N. D., & Ionac, M. (2022). A Custom-Made Electronic Dynamometer for Evaluation of Peak Ankle Torque after COVID-19. Sensors, 22(5), Article 2073. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22052073

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Dragoi II, Popescu FG, Petrita T, Alexa F, Tatu RF, Bondor CI et al. A Custom-Made Electronic Dynamometer for Evaluation of Peak Ankle Torque after COVID-19. Sensors. 2022 Mar 7;22(5):2073. doi: 10.3390/s22052073

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Dragoi, Iulia Iovanca ; Popescu, Florina Georgeta ; Petrita, Teodor et al. / A Custom-Made Electronic Dynamometer for Evaluation of Peak Ankle Torque after COVID-19. In: Sensors. 2022 ; Vol. 22, No. 5.

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title = "A Custom-Made Electronic Dynamometer for Evaluation of Peak Ankle Torque after COVID-19",
abstract = "The negative effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the musculoskeletal system include symptoms of fatigue and sarcopenia. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of COVID-19 on foot muscle strength and evaluate the reproducibility of peak ankle torque measurements in time by using a custom-made electronic dynamometer. In this observational cohort study, we compare two groups of four participants, one exposed to COVID-19 throughout measurements and one unexposed. Peak ankle torque was measured using a portable custom-made electronic dynamometer. Ankle plantar flexor and dorsiflexor muscle strength was captured for both feet at different ankle angles prior and post COVID-19. Average peak torque demonstrated no significant statistical differences between initial and final moment for both groups (p = 0.945). An increase of 4.8%, p = 0.746 was obtained in the group with COVID-19 and a decrease of 1.3%, p = 0.953 was obtained in the group without COVID-19. Multivariate analysis demonstrated no significant differences between the two groups (p = 0.797). There was a very good test–retest reproducibility between the measurements in initial and final moments (ICC = 0.78, p < 0.001). In conclusion, peak torque variability is similar in both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 groups and the custom-made electronic dynamometer is a reproducible method for repetitive ankle peak torque measurements.",
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AU - Tatu, Romulus Fabian

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