Temporal activity of vastus medialis obliquus and vastus lateralis in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 684-690

  Hinman, Rana S ^a   Bennell, Kim L ^a   Metcalf, Ben R ^a   Crossley, Kay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Knee; Muscle; Osteoarthritis; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOGRAPHY;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ONSETS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036729227     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200209000-00008     Document Type: Article

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