Kinematic quantitation of the patellar tendon reflex using a tri-axial accelerometer

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2107-2111

  Mamizuka, Naotaka ^a   Sakane, Masataka ^a   Kaneoka, Koji ^a   Hori, Noriyuki ^a   Ochiai, Naoyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Angular speed; Tendon reflex

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; DATA ACQUISITION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANGULAR SPEED; SOLICITED REFLEX RESPONSES; TENDON REFLEX;

TENDONS;

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; PATELLA TENDON; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 34249735925     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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