Gender comparisons between unilateral and bilateral landings

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 444-453

  Weinhandl, Joshua T ^a   Joshi, Mukta ^a   O'Connor, Kristian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Biomechanics; Injury; Knee; Lower limb

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DROPS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; ROPE; SUPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; GENDER DIFFERENCES; IMPACT ABSORPTION; INJURY; KNEE; LOWER LIMB; PASSIVE ENERGY TRANSFER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS;

LANDING;

ADULT; ANKLE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT ANGLE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HIP; HUMAN; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LEG; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; RANGE OF MOTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 79551519964     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.26.4.444     Document Type: Article

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