Activation of vastus medialis oblique is not delayed in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee compared to asymptomatic participants during open kinetic chain activities

Manual Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-225

  Dixon, John ^a   Howe, Tracey E ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; OPEN KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 34347273006     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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