Electromyographic analysis of a modified maneuver for quadriceps femoris muscle setting with co-contraction of the hamstrings

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 559-564

  Nakajima, Masaaki ^a   Kawamura, Kenji ^a   Takeda, Isao ^a  

^a KIBI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACL injury; Co contraction; EMG; Hamstrings; Quadriceps femoris muscle setting

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

HAMSTRINGS;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRICS; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECORDING; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0037729024     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(02)00193-6     Document Type: Article

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