Gender differences in lower extremity kinematics, kinetics and energy absorption during landing

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 662-669

  Decker, Michael J ^a   Torry, Michael R ^b   Wyland, Douglas J ^b   Sterett, William I ^b   Steadman, J Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b STEADMAN HAWKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Biomechanics; Gender; Injury; Kinetics; Knee

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; SHOCK ABSORBERS;

JOINT MOTIONS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MASCULINITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0042670077     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00090-1     Document Type: Article

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