Cyclic variations in multiplanar knee laxity influence landing biomechanics

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 900-909

  Shultz, Sandra J ^a,b   Schmitz, Randy J ^a   Kong, Yanfang ^a   Dudley, William N ^a   Beynnon, Bruce D ^a   Nguyen, Anh Dung ^a   Kim, Hyunsoo ^a   Montgomery, Melissa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b Applied Neuromechanics Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; anterior knee laxity; genu recurvatum; menstrual cycle; rotational laxity; varus valgus laxity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENU VALGUM; GENU VARUM; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84859893758     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31823bfb25     Document Type: Article

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