Proximal and distal contributions to lower extremity injury: A review of the literature

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-15

  Chuter, Vivienne H ^a   Janse de Jonge, Xanne A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Core stability; Foot; Gait; Hip; Kinematics; Overuse injury; Pronation

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CINAHL; DISEASE COURSE; EMBASE; FEMUR HEAD; FOOT; HUMAN; ILIOTIBIAL BAND FRICTION SYNDROME; KINEMATICS; KNEE PAIN; LEG INJURY; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACRUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS FRACTURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA;

ACHILLES TENDON; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURES, STRESS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KNEE JOINT; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROGNOSIS; PRONATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84861984269     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.02.001     Document Type: Review

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