Sex-Related and Age-Related Differences in Knee Strength of Basketball Players Ages 11-17 Years

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-237

  Buchanan, Patricia A ^a   Vardaxis, Vassilios G ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Hamstrings; Injury prevention; Isokinetics; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; DYNAMOMETER; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; ISOKINETICS; KINESIOLOGY; KNEE; KNEE STRENGTH; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORQUE;

EID: 0842307098     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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