Sex comparison of hamstring structural and material properties

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-70

  Blackburn, J Troy ^a   Bell, David R ^a   Norcross, Marc F ^a   Hudson, Jeff D ^a   Kimsey, Megan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Elastic modulus; Joint stability; Muscle stiffness; Neuromuscular

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; ELASTIC MODULI; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MUSCLE; RISK PERCEPTION; STIFFNESS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACL INJURIES; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; DAMPING EFFECTS; HAMSTRING LENGTHS; JOINT STABILITY; LARGE PARTS; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; LOADING CONDITIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MOTION CAPTURES; MUSCLE SIZES; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR; SEX DIFFERENCES; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

MEATS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57449121975     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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