Quadriceps insufficiency in patients with knee compromise: How many velocities should an isokinetic test protocol consist of?

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 129-133

  Zemach, L ^a   Almoznino, S ^b   Barak, Y ^b   Dvir, Z ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the Wingate Institute   (Israel)

Author keywords

Insufficiency; Isokinetic; Quadricpes; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VELOCITY;

EID: 70349106351     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2009-0344     Document Type: Article

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