Comparison of landing biomechanics between male and female professional dancers

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2187-2193

  Orishimo, Karl F ^a   Kremenic, Ian J ^a   Pappas, Evangelos ^b   Hagins, Marshall ^b   Liederbach, Marijeanne ^c  

^a Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Experience; Gender; Training

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BALLET DANCER; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING;

ADULT; ATHLETES; BIOMECHANICS; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; KINETICS; KNEE INJURIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70649095068     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509339365     Document Type: Article

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