Morphology of hamstring torque-time curves following acl injury and reconstruction: Mechanisms and implications

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 907-914

  Bryant, Adam L ^a   Clark, Ross A ^a   Pua, Yong Hao ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ACL deficiency; ACL reconstruction; hamstring force steadiness; quadriceps antagonist activity; single limb long hop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REHABILITATION CARE; TENDON GRAFT; TORQUE; TORQUE TIME CURVE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955471476     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21306     Document Type: Article

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