Kinematics and electromyography of landing preparation in vertical stop-jump: Risks for noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-241

  Chappell, Jonathan D ^a   Creighton, R Alexander ^a   Giuliani, Carol ^a   Yu, Bing ^a,b   Garrett, William E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury; Biomechanics; Landing; Motor control; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HIP; HUMAN; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846440173     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506294077     Document Type: Article

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