Alterations to movement mechanics can greatly reduce anterior cruciate ligament loading without reducing performance

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2657-2664

  Myers, Casey A ^a   Hawkins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Mechanics; Training programs

Indexed keywords

ACL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; CONTACT LOCATION; KNEE FLEXION ANGLE; NON-CONTACT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SHANK ANGLE; SHEAR FORCE; TRAINING PROGRAM;

BIOMECHANICS; LANDING; LOADING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

LIGAMENTS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958150966     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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