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Volume 53, Issue 4, 2025

Online ISSN: 2560-3310

ISSN: 0350-8773

Volume 53 , Issue 4, (2025)

Published: 30.06.2025.

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01.01.2011.

Original scientific paper

THE IDENTIFICATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS RELATED WITH HORIZONTAL BODY AXES OF HANDBALL AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Many research projects that deal with the transformations of morphological characteristics have pointed out their extensive complexity, considering the fact that they are the result of genetic factors (endogenic influence) as well as factors pertaining to the environment (exogenic factors), where it is necessary to point out that the influence of genetic factors is not the same for all of the latent morphological dimensions. Òhe different positions of the biacromial and bicristal range in the latent and taxonomic structure of morphological characteristics that have contributed to the actualization of the problem of the relation between the first and second horizontal axis of the body, as well as their relations to the other components of morphological status. Taking that viewpoint, we defined the aim of this research to identify those morphological characteristics which are to the greatest extent related to the development of the horizontal axes. Using a sample of 130 athletes, handball players (N=70) and soccer players (N=60), aged 16 to 27, all of whom play in national leagues, and using a system of 21 anthropometric variables, we analyzed the relations between the first and second horizontal axis of the body, and their connection to the development of the remaining morphological characteristics. The first horizontal axis was defined as the biacromial range and the other as the bicristal range, while the remaining morphological characteristics were defined as the 19 standard measurements of longitudinal and transversal dimensionality, volume and body mass, and subcutaneous fatty tissue. When calculating the connection between the first and second horizontal axis and the remaining variables of the morphological system, we used the Pearson correlation coefficient. In addition, we calculated the dimorphism index for the biacromial and bicristal range as the point of the biserial correlation between the peripheral types of sport and every horizontal axis. It has been determined that in the case of handball players, it is possible to talk of biacromial and bicristal variants of an ectomesomorphic body type, while in the case of soccer players, of a biacromial variant of an ectomorphic type and a bicristal variant of an endomesomorphic body type. Both in the case of the biacromial and bicristal range, the dimorphism is pronounced among athletes who belong to different populations. 

V. Stanković, M. Popović

01.12.2010.

Original scientific paper

THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MORPHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF FIRST-CLASS

The aim of the research was to use a system of 25 variables of morphological characteristics on a sample of subjects numbering 200 top athletes, all males (50 handball players,50 volleyball players, 50 basketball players, 50 soccer players), aged 18 to 30, in order to determine their factor structure, which would be in aid of more rational procedures for the continual selection of athletes in these sports and the transformational training process. By means of the component analysis (the direct oblimin) and the GK criterion (ë≥1.00) used to obtain the common characteristic roots and the explained segments of common variance, five latent variables were isolated for the handball players (body mass and voluminosity and the subcutaneous fatty tissue of the upper body, the longitudinal dimension of the skeleton, the subcutaneous fatty tissue of the lower extremities and upper àrm, the transverse dimension of the lower extremities, the transverse dimension of the elbow and shoulder), six latent variables for the volleyball players (the transverse dimension of the wrist and body volume and mass, subcutaneous fatty tissue of trunck, longitudinal dimension of skeleton, the transverse dimension of knee and foot length, lower leg skin folds and fatty tissue of the upper arm,elbow diameter), another five latent variables for basketball players (the longitudinal dimension of the skeleton, body mass and voluminosity and subcutaneous fatty tissue of the trunck, the subcutaneous fatty tissue of the lower extremities and upper arm, transverse dimension of the lower extremities and the wrist, the transverse dimension of pelvis) and six latent variables for the soccer players (the longitudinal dimension of the skeleton, the subcutaneous fatty tissue of the lower extremities and upper arm, body mass and voluminosity, the transverse dimension of the legs, shoulder and hand, the subcutaneous fatty tissue of the trunck, transverse dimension of the arms). On the basis of the identified factor structures of the latent variables, it can be concluded that we are dealing with a case of different morphological structures of the different athletes. 

T. Popović-Ilić, V. Stanković, B. Vitošević, S. Ilić

01.12.2009.

Original scientific paper

FEET DEFORMITIES AMONG CHILDREN AS A NEGATIVE IMPACT FACTOR ON RUNNING ABILITIES

The aim of this study was to determine the functional state of the feet of 40 boys aged 12 and 6 moths up to 13 and 6 months and by using the criterion variable of the 500 m run, to carry out a comparative analysis of their running speed. The subjects were divided into three groups: group I which numbered 14 boys with normal feet, group II which numbered 14 boys with high arches (pes excavatus) and group III numbering 12 boys with flat feet (pes planus). The diagnosis of the feet conditions was made following the inspection of the Achilles' tendon and the medial edge of the foot, followed by a plantogram. The statistical analysis of the results from the 500 m run was carried out by means of basic statistics, the analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Ò criterion used to determine the source of the variability while testing the normality of the distribution. The analysis of the obtained results led us to the conclusion that foot deformities represent a negative factor for the ability to perform the 500m run which is one of the requirements in the battery of tests used in elementary schools. The analysis of variance, ANOVA, has indicated that there are significant differences between the boys in terms of their results for the 500 m run (p=.00). The difference between the average running time of the boys with normal feet and the boys with high arches is not statistically significant, while the differences between the average results of the run for the boys with normal and flat feet, as well as between the boys with high arches and flat feet are statistically significant, which led us to the conclusion that flat feet have a greater negative impact on the running ability than high arches. We can assume that boys with feet deformities (especially the ones with flat feet) will probably be less physically active than boys with high arches, which also leads to their significantly weaker running abilities. 

V. Stanković, Lj. Jovašević, D. Toskić, N. Đukuć-Macut

01.01.2008.

Professional paper

HISTOPATHOLOGICAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIAAND PROSTATIC CARCINOMA IN THE BIOPSY SPECIMENS

Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) is putative premalignant lesions of the prostate. This lesion has role as precuror of prostatic carcinoma (PC), predictive role for PC and high coexistens with PC. Existed two grade of PIN: low grade PIN (LGPIN) and high grade PIN (HGPIN). PC is most important malignacy in man and has high mortality in male. The aim of research was to invastigated morphological comparative patterns of HGPIN and PC. We analyzed biopsy material of 299 cases (cs). We used histopathological metods of investigation. We found HGPIN in 42 cs (14.0%) with mean age 66.3 y and PC in 35 cs (11.7%) with mean age 70.7 y. HGPIN was most frequently in the seventh decade of life (54.8%), and PC in the eight decade (45.4%). Four common pattern of HGPIN were identified: tufting (78.6%), micropapillary (72.8%), cribriform (16.6%) and flat (9.5%). In 21 from 35 cs (60%) with PC was coexistent HGPIN. HGPIN we found in the periferial part in the 22 cs. (52.4%) and in the periurthral part of the prostate in the 12 Cs. (28.6%). HGPIN were multicentric in the 22 cs. (52.4%), in the 15 cs. (68.2%) in the periferial part, and in the 7 cs (31.8%) in the periurethral part of the prostate. PC in the 22 cs (62.9%) was localized in the periferial, and in the 7 cs in the periuretral portion of the prostate. PC was multicentric in 28.6%. Important histological patterns for distinction HGPIN i PC are: disruption of basal cell layer, perineural invasion, mitotic figures, multiple nucleoli, collagenous micronodules, infiltrative growth. HGPIN and PC we found in sufficient percentage. Both lesion were most frequently multicentric, periferial localisation and coexistent. Because of that these lesions needed serious clinical and histological investigations for patients.

I. Preljević, M. Knežević, V. Stanković, Z. Mihajlović

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