The effect of postsurgical edema of the knee joint on reflex inhibition of the quadriceps femoris

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 172-182

  McDonough, Andrew L ^a   Weir, Joseph P ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMORAL NERVE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MUSCLE REFLEX; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0029926634     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.5.2.172     Document Type: Article

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