Gender differences in rotation of the shank during single-legged drop landing and its relation to rotational muscle strength of the knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 168-174

  Kiriyama, Shinya ^a   Sato, Haruhiko ^b   Takahira, Naonobu ^a,b,c  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Injury mechanics; Muscle strength; Three dimensional motion analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ROTATION; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 58149233990     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508324692     Document Type: Article

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