Anthropometry, physical performance, and ultrasound patellar tendon abnormality in elite junior basketball players: A cross-sectional study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 206-209

  Cook, J L ^a   Kiss, Z S ^b   Khan, K M ^c   Purdam, C R ^d   Webster, K E ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Medical Imaging Australia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BODY MOVEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATELLA FRACTURE; PATELLA TENDON; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENDON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BASKETBALL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PATELLA; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLIABILITY; TENDONS; THIGH;

EID: 1842454972     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2003.004747     Document Type: Article

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