Effects of two electrical stimulation frequencies in thigh muscle after knee surgery

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 604-609

  Rebai, H ^a   Barra, V ^a   Laborde, A ^a   Bonny, J M ^b   Poumarat, G ^a   Coudert, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Isokinetics; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; THIGH; TORQUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; THIGH; TORQUE;

EID: 18744389741     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35525     Document Type: Article

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