A comparison of Star Excursion Balance Test reach distances between ACL deficient patients and asymptomatic controls

Knee

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-152

  Herrington, Lee ^a   Hatcher, Julian ^a   Hatcher, Alison ^b   McNicholas, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL; Dynamic balance; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SEX RATIO; STAR EXCURSION BALANCE TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649097247     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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