Thigh muscle size and strength after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and rehabilitation

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 238-243

  Arangio, George A ^a,b,c,f   Chen, Chaorong ^d   Kalady, Matthew ^e   Reed III, James F ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Valley Sports and Arthritis Surgeons   (United States)

^d Net Objects Inc   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament repair; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THIGH; TORQUE;

EID: 0031468563     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1997.26.5.238     Document Type: Article

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