Electromyographic activity in stiff and normal elbows during elbow flexion and extension

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-11

  Page, Carol ^a   Backus, Sherry I ^a   Lenhoff, Mark W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW DISEASE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037286983     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(03)80018-2     Document Type: Article

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