The effect of intersegmental knee moments on patellofemoral contact mechanics in cycling

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 677-683

  Wolchok, Jeffrey C ^a   Hull, M L ^a   Howell, Stephen M ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact pressure; Cycling; Internal axial moment; Patellofemoral; Pressure sensitive film; Quadriceps muscle; Varus moment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FILM; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT PRESSURE; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LOADING TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLA CHONDROMALACIA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VARUS KNEE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARTILAGE DISEASES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLA; PRESSURE; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0031687060     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00075-X     Document Type: Article

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