Gender differences exist in neuromuscular control patterns during the pre-contact and early stance phase of an unanticipated side-cut and cross-cut maneuver in 15-18 years old adolescent soccer players

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Landry, Scott C ^a   McKean, Kelly A ^b   Hubley Kozey, Cheryl L ^b   Stanish, William D ^b   Deluzio, Kevin J ^c  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Cross cut; Early stance; Electromyography (EMG); Gender; Injury; Pre contact; Side cut; Unanticipated

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENDER BIAS; HAMSTRING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STANDING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUITION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; SOCCER;

EID: 68949170522     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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