Evaluation of the isokinetic muscle strength, balance and anaerobic performance in patients with young male hypogonadism

Endocrine Journal

Ali Eroglu³  Umit Aydogan¹  Halil Akbulut¹  Erol Bolu⁴  Taner Aydin³  Alper Sonmez⁴  Deniz Engin Gok²  Kenan Saglam²  Yavuz Yildiz³ 

[1] Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Family Medicine, Ankara, Turkey;Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey;Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Sports Medicine, Ankara, Turkey;Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Ankara, Turkey

关键词: Hypogonadism;    Testosterone replacement therapy;    Muscle strength;    Postural balance;    Anaerobic performance;   

DOI  :  10.1507/endocrj.EJ11-0242

学科分类：内分泌与代谢学

来源: Japan Endocrine Society

【 摘 要 】

References(22)Cited-By(2)Hypogonadism is a clinical condition that occurs due to infrequent abnormalities in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis in adolescence. Symptoms include weakening of muscle and bone strength. 30 young male patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) and 20 healthy young males were included in the present study. Quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength, balance and anaerobic performance capacities of the study group were measured both before and six months after Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).The strength of the extensor and flexor muscles of both legs showed a statistically significant increase in the isokinetic test values at 600/sec and 1800/sec angular velocity (p p = 0.001 for both comparisons). According to the patients’ anaerobic performance measurement results, a statistically significant improvement (p < 0.001) was also found between pre-TRT and post-TRT values for each parameter. It was shown that TRT significantly increases muscle strength, balance, and anaerobic performance of patients with male CHH. As a result, we absolutely recommend the use of TRT in patients with male CHH.

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