Lower extremity kinematic asymmetry in male and female athletes performing jump-landing tasks

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-92

  Pappas, Evangelos ^a,b   Carpes, Felipe P ^c  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Physical Therapy Associates of New York   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Functional lateralization; Leg dominance; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADDUCTION; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; VALGUS KNEE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855195637     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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