Gender differences in active musculoskeletal stiffness. Part II. Quantification of leg stiffness during functional hopping tasks

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-135

  Granata, K P ^a   Padua, D A ^a   Wilson, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Knee; Muscle; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; LEG; LINEAR MODELS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0036221701     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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