Inhibition of dynamic thigh muscle contraction by electrical stimulation of the posterior cruciate ligament in humans

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1482-1488

  Fischer Rasmussen, Torsten ^a   Krogsgaard, Michael ^a   Jensen, Dennis Bo ^b   Dyhre Poulsen, Poul ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Knee joint; Mechanoreceptors; Muscle inhibition; Posterior cruciate ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; REFLEX; THIGH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034771745     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.1172     Document Type: Article

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