The effect of anterior cruciate ligament rupture on the timing and amplitude of gastrocnemius muscle activation: A study of alterations in EMG measures and their relationship to knee joint stability

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 446-455

  Klyne, David M ^a   Keays, Susan L ^a   Bullock Saxton, Joanne E ^a   Newcombe, Peter A ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACL; Electromyography; Knee joint laxity; Medial gastrocnemius; Proprioception; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL DETECTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE;

EID: 84861662189     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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