Influences of hamstring stiffness and strength on anterior knee joint stability

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 278-283

  Blackburn, J Troy ^a   Norcross, Marc F ^a   Padua, Darin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior tibial translation; Laxity; Neuromuscular

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR TIBIAL TRANSLATION; INJURY RISK; KNEE JOINT; LAXITY; MEDIAN VALUE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; RISK FACTORS; T-TESTS;

HEALTH RISKS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MUSCLE;

STIFFNESS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 79952706489     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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