Reliability and reference values of two clinical measurements of dynamic and static knee position in healthy children

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2060-2066

  Örtqvist, Maria ^a   Moström, Eva B ^a   Roos, Ewa M ^b   Lundell, Pia ^c   Janarv, Per Mats ^a   Werner, Suzanne ^a,d   Broström, Eva W ^a,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c OS kliniken Sabbatsbergs närsjukhus   (Sweden)

^d Capio Artro Clinic   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional tests; Knee bending; Medio lateral knee position; Quadriceps angle; Single limb mini squat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 81155134722     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1542-9     Document Type: Article

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