Landing strategies of athletes with an asymptomatic patellar tendon abnormality

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2072-2080

  Edwards, Suzi ^a   Steele, Julie R ^a   McGhee, Deirdre E ^a   Beattie, Sue ^b   Purdam, Craig ^c   Cook, Jill L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b PRP Diagnostic Imaging   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biomechanics; hypoechoic area; knee; Patellar tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATELLA LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TENDINITIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ATHLETES; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOVEMENT; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RISK FACTORS; TENDINOPATHY; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049527970     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181e0550b     Document Type: Article

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