Proprioceptive mechanisms in the cruciate ligaments: An electromyographic study on reflex activity in the thigh muscles

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 488-493

  Raunest, Jürgen ^a   Sager, Martin ^a   Bürgener, Eckhard ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cruciate ligaments; Electromyography; Knee joint; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HAMSTRING; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; MECHANORECEPTOR; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SHEEP; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0029816495     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199609000-00017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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