Evaluation of knee peak torque in athletic and sedentary children

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 484-490

  Deighan, Martine A ^a   Nevill, Alan M ^b   Maffulli, Nicola ^c   Cheng, Jack C Y ^d   Gleeson, Nigel ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anthropometry; Body height; Body weight; Child development; Exercise; Isometric contraction; Knee; Muscle development; Puberty; Sex factors; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TORQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TORQUE;

EID: 77951627737     PISSN: 1017995X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2009.484     Document Type: Article

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