@article{article_1259586, title={EVALUATION OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ISOKINETIC TEST PARAMETERS OF AMPUTEE FOOTBALL PLAYERS}, journal={Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine}, volume={86}, pages={376–383}, year={2023}, DOI={10.26650/IUITFD.1259586}, author={Arıkan Aküzüm, Funda and Yakal, Sertaç and Şahinkaya, Türker and Yıldız, Safinaz}, keywords={Futbol, kardiyopulmoner egzersiz testi, kas gücü, ampütasyon}, abstract={Objective: This study was designed to investigate the effect of participation in sports on the functional capacity of a person with an amputation.
Material and Method: The study included a sports group of 29 male football players with unilateral lower limb loss aged between 18-45 years and a control group of 11 sedentary persons with an amputation. Body composition, postural stability, and trunk muscle strength were measured with a skinfold, Biodex Stability System, and dynamometer. A pulmonary function test and cardiopulmonary exercise test were performed. Aerobic capacity was evaluated by cardiopulmonary exercise test using the breath-by-breath method.
Result: Skinfold thickness measurements performed at the triceps, thigh, and calf regions were higher in the sports group (p<0.05), whereas body fat percentage indicated no significant difference among both groups (p>0.05). The sports group had higher postural stability, trunk muscle strength, and endurance (p<0.05). Predicted maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV%) and peak expiratory flow (PEF%) values were significantly higher in the sports group (p<0.05). The sports group had higher heart rates corresponding to the anaerobic threshold (p<0.05). At the same time, no significant difference was observed between the two groups concerning resting and maximum heart rate (p>0.05). The sports group had longer exercise times and higher gas exchange values (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Postural stability, trunk muscle strength, and physical condition were better in football players. These findings suggest that performing regular physical activities positively affects the development of physical performance in a person with an amputation.}, number={4}, publisher={İstanbul Üniversitesi}, organization={none}