An electromyographic exploratory study comparing the difference in the onset of hamstring and quadriceps contraction in patients with anterior knee pain

Knee

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 329-332

  Patil, Sunit ^a   Dixon, John ^b   White, Lisa C ^a   Jones, Alex P ^a   Hui, Anthony C W ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Electromyography; Hamstrings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TIME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; ROTATION; TENDONS; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052094905     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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