Acute fatigue impairs neuromuscular activity of anterior cruciate ligament-agonist muscles in female team handball players

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 833-840

  Zebis, M K ^a,b   Bencke, J ^c   Andersen, L L ^b   Alkjaer T ^d   Suetta, C ^a   Mortensen, P ^b   Kjaer M ^a   Aagaard, P ^a,e  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Athletes; Borg Scale; Knee joint; M. biceps femoris; M. semitendinosus; Vastus lateralis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DENMARK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; DENMARK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455186900     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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