Lower extremity biomechanics differ in prepubescent and postpubescent female athletes during stride jump landings

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-152

  Hass, Chris J ^a,b,d   Schick, Elizabeth A ^b   Chow, John W ^b   Tillman, Mark D ^b   Brunt, Denis ^c   Cauraugh, James H ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Kinematics; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GYMNASIUMS; KINEMATICS; LANDING; MUSCLE;

LATERAL JUMP;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE INJURY; LEG; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREPUBERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 0038631971     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.19.2.139     Document Type: Article

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