A comparison of the activation of muscles moving the patella in normal subjects and in patients with chronic patellofemoral problems

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Morrish, G M ^a   Woledge, R C ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

activation; electromyography; force; muscle; patella

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; PAIN; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PATELLA;

EID: 0030970227     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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