The influence of meniscal lesions on reflex activity in the hamstring muscles

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1198-1203

  Friemert, B ^a   Wiemer, B ^a   Claes, L ^b   Melnyk, M ^b  

^a BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior tibial translation; Hamstring activity; Medium latency response; Meniscal lesion; Short latency response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIA;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX; TIBIA;

EID: 34848858496     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0361-5     Document Type: Article

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