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Assessments of both legs included isometric peak torque and isotonic peak power of the knee extensors and flexors using a dynamometer, along with ultrasound-derived muscle echo intensity and shear modulus of the VM and VL at rest. The H:Q ratios were calculated from both torque and power, whereas VM:VL ratios were derived from echo intensity and shear modulus to evaluate relative muscle quality characteristics.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The isometric H:Q ratio was significantly higher in the soccer group than in the control group (pooled across age groups and legs; soccer: 55.3% \u00b1 9.8%; control: 51.0% \u00b1 10.4%). However, no significant between-group differences were observed in the isotonic H:Q ratio (soccer: 86.3% \u00b1 21.1%; control: 81.4% \u00b1 27.9%) or in the VM:VL ratios for echo intensity (soccer: 91.0% \u00b1 10.4%; control: 91.8% \u00b1 7.2%) and shear modulus (soccer: 84.0% \u00b1 22.8%; control: 83.9% \u00b1 23.2%). Furthermore, the isometric H:Q ratio showed no significant effects for age or leg dominance, whereas the isotonic H:Q ratio was significantly higher in younger participants and in the non-dominant leg.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that isometric and isotonic H:Q ratios capture distinct aspects of knee muscle function. Additionally, no significant differences were observed between elite soccer players and recreationally active peers in the isotonic H:Q ratio or ultrasound-derived VM:VL ratios, suggesting that highly trained adolescent female soccer players do not necessarily exhibit distinct dynamic power or resting muscle quality. 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