[Relationship between the swallowing function and jaw-opening muscle strength in elderly cerebrovascular disease patients].

Aim: In this study, we aimed to clarify the relationship between the swallowing function and the jaw-opening force after cerebrovascular disease.

Methods: Elderly patients with a history of cerebrovascular disease with swallowing disability were enrolled in the present study. The swallowing function was evaluated using the Dysphagia Severity Scale (DSS), and the jaw-opening force was measured using Jaw-Opening Sthenometer (TK2014).

Hamstring muscle function after tendon harvest for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: evaluation with T2 relaxation time of magnetic resonance imaging.

Background: Regeneration of the semitendinosus and gracilis tendons after harvesting for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has been reported; however, muscle belly function after tendon regeneration has not been well documented.

Hypothesis: The semitendinosus and gracilis muscles are highly activated during knee flexion if their tendons are well regenerated after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Study Design: Descriptive laboratory study.