Relationship between muscle volume and muscle torque of the hamstrings after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-105

  Konishi, Yu ^a,b   Fukubayashi, Toru ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

^b Saitama Jikei Hospital   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Hamstrings; Muscle volume; Muscle weakness; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE TORQUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; THIGH; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149120315     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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