Knee joint laxity and its cyclic variation influence tibiofemoral motion during weight acceptance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-295

  Shultz, Sandra J ^a   Schmitz, Randy J ^a   Nguyen, Anh Dung ^b   Levine, Beverly ^a   Kim, Hyunsoo ^a   Montgomery, Melissa M ^a   Shimokochi, Yohei ^c   Beynnon, Bruce D ^d   Perrin, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b School of Business   (United States)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior knee laxity; genu recurvatum; hormone response; Injury mechanism; knee biomechanics; menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751644519     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181ed118d     Document Type: Article

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