Physiological anterior laxity in healthy young females: The effect of knee hyperextension and dominance

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1083-1088

  Lin, Hsiu Chen ^a   Lai, Weng Hang ^a,b   Shih, Yi Fen ^b   Chang, Chia Ming ^a   Lo, Chen Yu ^a   Hsu, Horng Chaung ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Articular arthrometry; Joint laxity; Knee; KT 2000 arthrometer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349501944     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0818-9     Document Type: Article

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