Decrease in neuromuscular control about the knee with maturation in female athletes

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1601-1608

  Hewett, Timothy E ^a   Myer, Gregory D ^a   Ford, Kevin R ^a  

^a Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BONE MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; MOTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT;

EID: 3543040003     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200408000-00001     Document Type: Article

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