VMO-VL reflex latency difference in osteoarthritic knees and controls

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 166-172

  Dixon, John ^a   Howe, Tracey E ^a   Kent, Jillian R ^a   Whittaker, Vicki J ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Vastus lateralis; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATELLA TENDON; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENDON REFLEX; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 10644269957     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190410020809     Document Type: Article

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