Knee valgus angle during landing tasks in female volleyball and basketball players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 262-266

  Herrington, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Knee valgus; Landing; Sport specific

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; VOLLEYBALL;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; BASKETBALL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MOVEMENT; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953837354     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b62c77     Document Type: Article

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