Biomechanical analysis of tibial torque and knee flexion angle: Implications for understanding knee injury

Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 635-641

  Senter, Carlin ^a   Hame, Sharon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE MENISCUS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ROTATION; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; TIBIA; TORQUE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIBIA; TORQUE;

EID: 33746769951     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 01121642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200636080-00001     Document Type: Review

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