Gait adaptation in ACL deficient patients before and after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-294

  Knoll, Zsolt ^a   Kiss, Rita M ^b   Kocsis, László ^c  

^a MEDICaMENTOR Foundation   (Hungary)

^b Acad Research Group of Structures   (Hungary)

^c BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

3D kinematics; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Electromyography; Gait analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16544376405     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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