Muscle and Myotendinous Tissue Properties at the Distal Tibia as Assessed by High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography

High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) quantifies bone microstructure and density at the distal tibia where there is also a sizable amount of myotendinous (muscle and tendon) tissue (M_T); however, there is no method for the quantification of M_T. This study aimed (1) to assess the feasibility of using HR-pQCT distal tibia scans to estimate M_T properties using a custom algorithm, and (2) to determine the …