Differences in neuromuscular strategies between landing and cutting tasks in female basketball and soccer athletes

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-73

  Cowley, Hanni R ^a,b   Ford, Kevin R ^a   Myer, Gregory D ^a   Kernozek, Thomas W ^b   Hewett, Timothy E ^a,c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Ground reaction force; Knee moment; Valgus knee angle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORT; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33646198833     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: 10626050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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