Neuromuscular and biomechanical adaptations of patients with isolated deficiency of the posterior cruciate ligament

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 982-989

  Fontboté, Cristián A ^a   Sell, Timothy C ^a,b   Laudner, Kevin G ^a   Haemmerle, Marcus ^a   Allen, Christina R ^a   Margheritini, Fabrizio ^a   Lephart, Scott M ^a   Harner, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Knee injuries; Neuromuscular; Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT;

EID: 21444448101     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504271966     Document Type: Article

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