Hamstrings co-activation in ACL-deficient subjects during isometric whole-leg extensions

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 946-955

  Aalbersberg, Sietske ^a   Kingma, Idsart ^a   van Dieën, Jaap H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Biomechanics; Co activation; Electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70349771512     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0802-4     Document Type: Article

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