The influence of gender on neuromuscular pre-activity during side-cutting

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 371-375

  Bencke, Jesper ^a   Zebis, Mette K ^a,b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ACL; EMG; Injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951516642     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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