Neuromuscular and biomechanical landing performance subsequent to ipsilateral semitendinosus and gracilis autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-14

  Vairo, Giampietro L ^a   Myers, Joseph B ^b   Sell, Timothy C ^c   Fu, Freddie H ^c   Harner, Christopher D ^c   Lephart, Scott M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Biomechanics; Electromyography; Landing; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENDON; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TENDONS; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 38349063274     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0427-4     Document Type: Article

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