Review Article
Musculoskeletal Disorders in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Figure 1
Reduced muscle strength of the quadriceps, pectoralis major, and latissimus dorsi obtained in normal subjects and patients with COPD. All three types of muscles show decreased muscle strength in patients with COPD. * Reprinted with permission of the American Thoracic Society. Copyright © 2014 American Thoracic Society, official journal of the American Thoracic Society [17].