Anterior cruciate ligament strain and tensile forces for weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing exercises: A guide to exercise selectiona

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 208-220

  Escamilla, Rafael F ^a   MacLeod, Toran D ^b   Wilk, Kevin E ^c   Paulos, Lonnie ^d   Andrews, James R ^e,f  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Champion Sports Medicine   (United States)

^d Joint Preservation and Sports Injury Clinic   (United States)

^e AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f The Andrews Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Anterior shear force; Exercise therapy; Reconstruction; Strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858632817     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2012.3768     Document Type: Review

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