Kinematics and muscular responses to a ramp descent in the ACL deficient knee

Knee

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-124

  Reed Jones, Rebecca J ^a   Vallis, Lori Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Electromyography; Kinematics; Quadriceps avoidance; Ramp; Total muscle activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIA; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING;

EID: 39749083871     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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