Change in knee kinematics during gait after eccentric isokinetic training for quadriceps in subjects submitted to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Gait and Posture

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 370-374

  Coury, H J C G ^a   Brasileiro, J S ^a   Salvini, T F ^a   Poletto, P R ^a   Carnaz, L ^a   Hansson, G A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electrogoniometer; Gait; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; GAIT; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VALGUS KNEE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TORQUE;

EID: 33749236601     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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