Antagonist muscle moment is increased in ACL deficient subjects during maximal dynamic knee extension

Knee

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 633-639

  Alkjær, Tine ^a   Simonsen, Erik B ^a   Magnusson, S Peter ^b,c   Dyhre Poulsen, Poul ^a   Aagaard, Per ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antagonist moment; Anterior cruciate ligament; EMG; Hamstring muscle; Neuromuscular activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTAGONIST MUSCLE COACTIVATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC KNEE EXTENSION; DYNAMOMETRY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865396581     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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