The synergistic action of the anterior cruciate ligament and thigh muscles in maintaining joint stability

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 207-213

  Solomonow, M ^a   Baratta, R ^a   Zhou, B H ^a   Shoji, H ^a   Bose, W ^a   Beck, C ^a   D'ambrosia, R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT; JOINT STABILITY; LIGAMENT; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REFLEX ARC; THERAPY; THIGH MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MUSCLES; REFLEX; THIGH;

EID: 0023229158     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354658701500302     Document Type: Article

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