Effect of shoe heel height on vastus medialis and vastus lateralis electromyographic activity during sit to stand

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Edwards, Lindsay ^a   Dixon, John ^b   Kent, Jillian R ^b   Hodgson, David ^b   Whittaker, Vicki J ^b  

^a Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39449088809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-3-2     Document Type: Article

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