Quadriceps and Hamstrings Muscle Control in Athletic Males and Females

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 800-808

  Krishnan, Chandramouli ^a   Huston, Kellen ^a   Amendola, Annunziato ^a   Williams, Glenn N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography (EMG); Hamstrings; Knee stability; Neuromuscular control; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; INNERVATION; KNEE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPORT; THIGH;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPORTS; THIGH;

EID: 46449096450     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20592     Document Type: Article

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