Strength and voluntary activation of the quadriceps femoris muscle at different severities of osteoarthritic knee joint damage

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 96-103

  Pap, Géza ^a   Machner, Andreas ^a   Awiszus, Friedemann ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage damage; Knee; Maximum voluntary contraction; Osteoarthritis; Quadriceps muscle; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHONDROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0345768738     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(03)00128-1     Document Type: Article

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