Impaired ability of voluntary quadriceps activation bilaterally interferes with function testing after knee injuries. A twitch interpolation study

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 231-236

  Urbach, Dietmar ^a   Awiszus, F ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthrogenous muscle inhibition; Isometric; Maximal voluntary contraction; Torque; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUPTURE; VOLITION;

EID: 0036258335     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-29074     Document Type: Article

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