Factors explaining chronic knee extensor strength deficits after ACL reconstruction

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 633-640

  Krishnan, Chandramouli ^a   Williams, Glenn N ^b,c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

coactivation; electromyography; knee strength; quadriceps; voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; LEG; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SCHOOL CHILD; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

EID: 79952816701     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21316     Document Type: Article

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