Electromyographic activity in expert downhill skiers using functional knee braces after anterior cruciate ligament injuries

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 635-641

  Németh, Gunnar ^a   Lamontagne, Mario ^b   Tho, Kam San ^c   Eriksson, Ejnar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SKIING;

EID: 0030885817     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500508     Document Type: Article

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