Maximizing Quadriceps Strength After ACL Reconstruction

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 405-424

  Palmieri Smith, Riann M ^a,b   Thomas, Abbey C ^a   Wojtys, Edward M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; CLOSED KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OPEN KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 44249089262     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2008.02.001     Document Type: Review

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