Test-retest reliability of quadriceps muscle function outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1058-1065

  Staehli, Severin ^a,b   Glatthorn, Julia F ^a   Casartelli, Nicola ^a   Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EMG; MVC; Total knee arthroplasty; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TORQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TORQUE;

EID: 77957021427     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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