Knee strength variability between individuals across ranges of motion and hip angles

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 985-992

  Pavol, Michael J ^a   Grabiner, Mark D ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Isokinetic Testing; Knee Extension; Moment Angle Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH;

EID: 0034015925     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200005000-00016     Document Type: Article

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