Gender comparison of hip muscle activity during single-leg landing

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 292-299

  Zazulak, Bohdanna T ^a,b   Ponce, Patricia L ^b,c   Straub, Stephen J ^b   Medvecky, Michael J ^d   Avedisian, Lori ^b,e   Hewett, Timothy E ^f,g  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Yale University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

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

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

Author keywords

ACL; Hip stability; Knee

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GENDER; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 18844458303     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2005.35.5.292     Document Type: Article

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