Influence of external ankle support on lower extremity joint mechanics during drop landings

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-148

  Cordova, Mitchell L ^a   Takahashi, Yosuke ^b   Kress, Gregory M ^c   Brucker, Jody B ^d   Finch, Alfred E ^e  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^b Japan   (Japan)

^c Owsley Brown Frazier Sports Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^e INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bracing; Ground reaction forces; Joint kinematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953925105     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.19.2.136     Document Type: Article

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