Selected isokinetic tests in knee injury prevention

Biology of Sport

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-51

  Grygorowicz, M ^a   Kubacki, J ^b   Pilis, W ^c   Gieremek, K ^b   Rzepka, R ^d  

^a Higher Vocational State School   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c CZESTOCHOWA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^d Center of Physiotherapy   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hcon Qcon ratio; Injury prevention; Isokinetic tests; Muscle dysbaiance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954020633     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5604/20831862.907793     Document Type: Article

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