Concentric and eccentric isokinetic assessment of flexor-extensor torque ratios at the hip, knee, and ankle in a sample population of healthy subjects

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1224-1230

  Calmels, Paul M ^a,c   Nellen, Marielle ^b   Van Der Borne, Inge ^b   Jourdin, Pierre ^a   Minaire, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TORQUE;

EID: 0030834520     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90336-1     Document Type: Article

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