Effects of chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency on muscle activation patterns during an abrupt deceleration task

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-257

  Steele, J R ^a   Brown, J M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament deficiency; Biomechanics; Deceleration; Electromyography; Hamstring muscles; Knee joint; Tibiofemoral shear force

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS; MUSCLE;

CHRONIC ANTERIOR CRUCIATE DEFICIENCY; DECELERATION TASK; HAMSTRING MUSCLES; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE ACTIVATION PATTERNS; TIBIOFEMORAL SHEAR FORCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECELERATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0033033279     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(98)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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