Effects of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury on postural control and muscle activity of head, neck and trunk muscles

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 576-587

  Tecco, S ^a,c   Salini, V ^a   Calvisi, V ^b   Colucci, C ^a   Orso, C A ^a   Festa, F ^a   D'Attilio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee; Body posture; Head; Neck and trunk muscles; Stabilometry; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745713688     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2005.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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