Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 56-59

  Herrington, Lee ^a   Munro, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee valgus; Landing; Typical values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALGUS KNEE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951208931     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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