Effect of sex on preactivation of the gastrocnemius and hamstring muscles

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-124

  DeMont, R G ^a,b   Lephart, S M ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENDER; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE INJURY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECORDING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 1842483277     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.000195     Document Type: Article

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