Control of knee stability after ACL injury or repair: Interaction between hamstrings contraction and tibial translation

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 153-162

  Imran, A ^a,b   O'Connor, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL deficient knee; Hamstrings co contraction; Quadriceps exercise; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BONE; FORCE MEASUREMENT; LIGAMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ANTERIOR TIBIAL TRANSLATION; ISOMETRIC QUADRICEPS CONTRACTION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; HAMSTRING; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0032051960     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(97)00030-2     Document Type: Article

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