Integrated electromyographic ratio of the vastus medialis oblique and vastus lateralis longus muscles in gait in subjects with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome;Relação eletromiográfica integrada dos músculos vasto medial oblíquo e vasto lateral longo na marcha em sujeitos com e sem síndrome de dor femoropatelar

Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Santos, Gilmar Moraes ^a,b,d   Say, Karina Gramani ^b   Pulzato, Flávio ^b   De Oliveira, Anamaria Siriani ^c   Bevilaqua Grossi, Débora ^c   Monteiro Pedro, Vanessa ^b  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Electromiographic ratio; Gait; Patellofemoral pain syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548747501     PISSN: 15178692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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