Biomechanics of the knee joint in deep flexion: A prelude to a total knee replacement that allows for maximum flexion

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 161-181

  Spanu, Christian E ^a   Hefzy, Mohamed Samir ^a  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep knee flexion; Isometric quad and hamstring co contractions; Squat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FORCE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0038130968     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2003-11302     Document Type: Article

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