Proprioceptive deficits after ACL injury: Are they clinically relevant?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 180-192

  Gokeler, Alli ^a   Benjaminse, Anne ^a,b   Hewett, Timothy E ^c   Lephart, Scott M ^d   Engebretsen, Lars ^e   Ageberg, Eva ^f   Engelhardt, Martin ^g   Arnold, Markus P ^h   Postema, Klaas ^a   Otten, Egbert ^a   Dijkstra, Pieter U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g Andreas Bannowsky Ltd   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857364628     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.082578     Document Type: Article

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