Kinetic chain exercise: Implications for the anterior cruciate ligament patient

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-143

  Wilk, Kevin E ^a   Zheng, Naiquan ^b   Fleisig, Glenn S ^b   Andrews, James R ^c   Clancy, William G ^c  

^a HealthSouth Corporation   (United States)

^b AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Alabama Sports Med/Orthoped Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0030984773     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.6.2.125     Document Type: Article

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