Mechanism of quadriceps femoris muscle weakness in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 371-375

  Konishi, Y ^a   Fukubayashi, T ^a   Takeshita, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; EMG; Reflex inhibition; Vibration stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THIGH;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THIGH;

EID: 0036886107     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2002.01293.x     Document Type: Article

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