Electromyographic and biomechanic analysis of anterior cruciate ligament deficiency and functional knee bracing

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-34

  Ramsey, Dan K ^a   Wretenberg, Per F ^a   Lamontagne, Mario ^b   Németh, Gunnar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Electromyography; Knee brace; Knee instability; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LIGAMENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

SKELETON TIBIOFEMORAL KINEMATICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMUR; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KINEMATICS; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TIBIA;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0037230129     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(02)00138-9     Document Type: Article

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