Identification of athletes at future risk of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures by neuromuscular screening

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1967-1973

  Zebis, Mette K ^a   Andersen, Lars L ^a   Bencke, Jesper ^b   Kjær, Michael ^c   Aagaard, Per ^d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electromyography; High risk zone; Injury; Knee joint; Prophylactic; Semitendinosus; Side cutting maneuver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETES; DENMARK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MASS SCREENING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70649090986     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509335000     Document Type: Article

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