Genç Erkeklerde Aşil Tendon Boyutlarının Denge ile İlişkisi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 48 Sayı: 1, 61 - 67, 15.12.2025

Ayşe Merve Çıracıoğlu , Suheyla Dal Erdoğan , Gizem Sarıçimen , Merih Özgen , Fezan Mutlu

https://doi.org/10.20515/otd.1784851

Öz

Bu çalışma sağlıklı genç erkeklerde aşil tendon boyutları ile denge arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktadır. Çalışmaya 18-35 yaş aralığında 88 sağlıklı erkek dahil edilmiştir. Dinamik denge Timed Up and Go (TUG) testi ile, statik denge ise Tetrax Interactive Balance System üzerinden Fall Index kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Aşil tendonu kalınlığı ve kesitsel alanı (CSA), 8-13 Hz. frekanslı lineer prob ile ultrasonografik olarak ölçülmüştür. Ortalama Aşil tendon kalınlığı 0.51 ± 0.15 cm, CSA 0.58 ± 0.22 cm², TUG testi 7.77 ± 1.55 sn ve Fall Index skoru 33.68 ± 21.58 olarak saptanmıştır. Aktif bireylerde CSA daha büyük, TUG testi ve Fall Index skorları ise daha düşük saptanmıştır (p <0.001). Aşil tendon CSA’sı hem TUG testi hem de Fall Index ile negatif korelasyon göstermiştir (p <0.001). Bu çalışmanın sonuçları daha büyük Aşil tendon CSA’sının daha iyi denge ile ilişkili olabileceğini düşündürmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Aşil tendonu , Kesit alanı , Denge , Timed Up and Go , Fall Index.

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu tarafından 10.09.2019/26 sayılı kararla onaylanmıştır.

Destekleyen Kurum

Bu çalışma Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Proje Komisyonu tarafından maddi olarak desteklenmiştir.

Relationship of Achilles Tendon Dimensions with Balance in Young Men: A Cross-Sectional Study

Öz

This study investigated the relationship between Achilles tendon dimensions and balance in healthy young men. Eighty-eight healthy men aged 18-35 were included in the study. Dynamic balance was assessed using the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and static balance was assessed using the Fall Index via the Tetrax Interactive Balance System. Achilles tendon thickness and cross-sectional area (CSA) were measured ultrasonographically with a linear probe at a frequency of 8-13 Hz. Mean Achilles tendon thickness was 0.51 ± 0.15 cm, CSA was 0.58 ± 0.22 cm², TUG test was 7.77 ± 1.55 s, and Fall Index score was 33.68 ± 21.58. CSA was greater, and TUG test and Fall Index scores were lower in active individuals (p < 0.001). The Achilles tendon CSA was negatively correlated with both the TUG test and the Fall Index (p < 0.001). The results of this study suggest that greater Achilles tendon CSA may be associated with better balance.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Achilles tendon , Cross-sectional area , Balance , Timed Up and Go , Fall Index.

Etik Beyan

This study was approved by the Eskişehir Osmangazi University Clinical Research Ethics Committee with the decision numbered 10.09.2019/26.

Destekleyen Kurum

This study was financially supported by the Eskisehir Osmangazi University Scientific Research Project Commission.

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