Differences between sexes in lower extremity alignment and muscle activation during soccer kick

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2050-2058

  Brophy, Robert H ^a   Backus, Sherry ^b   Kraszewski, Andrew P ^b   Steele, Barbara C ^b   Yan, Ma ^b   Osei, Daniel ^b   Williams, Riley J ^b  

^a Washington University Orthopedics   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; ISOMETRICS; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; INJURY; LEG; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956646930     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01547     Document Type: Article

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