Ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion and landing biomechanics

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-10

  Fong, Chun Man ^a   Blackburn, J Troy ^b   Norcross, Marc F ^b   McGrath, Melanie ^c   Padua, Darin A ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Extensibility; Flexibility; Force attenuation; Kinematics; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANKLE; ANKLE JOINT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651296789     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-46.1.5     Document Type: Article

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