Effects of transverse and frontal plane knee laxity on hip and knee neuromechanics during drop landings

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1821-1830

  Shultz, Sandra J ^a   Schmitz, Randy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Injury mechanism; Joint laxity; Landing mechanics

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; VARUS KNEE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HIP INJURIES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70649095050     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509334225     Document Type: Article

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