Tibial plateau geometry influences lower extremity biomechanics during landing

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2029-2036

  Shultz, Sandra J ^a   Schmitz, Randy J ^a  

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

Author keywords

landing biomechanics; tibial condylar depth; tibial slope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HIP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; LEG; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866018380     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512453295     Document Type: Article

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