Gender differences in the kinematics of unanticipated cutting in young athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 124-129

  Ford, Kevin R ^a   Myer, Gregory D ^a   Toms, Harrison E ^a   Hewett, Timothy E ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL injury; Adolescent female athlete; Biomechanics; Jump stop landing; Knee injury prevention; Neuromuscular control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALGUS KNEE;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 11344257359     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000150087.95953.C3     Document Type: Article

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