Relationship between quadriceps femoris muscle volume and muscle torque after anterior cruciate ligament repair

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 656-661

  Konishi, Y ^a,b   Ikeda, K ^c   Nishino, A ^d   Sunaga, M ^e   Aihara, Y ^f   Fukubayashi, T ^g  

^a KYUSHU KYORITSU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Saitama Jikei Hospital   (Japan)

^c Ichihara Hospital   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Kyushu Women's Junior College   (Japan)

^g WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACL; Muscle volume; QF weakness; Reconstruction; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JAPAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TORQUE;

EID: 37149007298     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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