Preoperative predictors for noncopers to pass return to sports criteria after ACL reconstruction

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 366-373

  Hartigan, Erin H ^a,b   Zeni, Joseph ^a   Di Stasi, Stephanie ^a   Axe, Michael J ^a,c   Snyder Mackler, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^c First State Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Noncopers; Return to sports

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ACL RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FLEXION MOMENTS; KNEE FLEXIONS; NONCOPER; RETURN TO SPORT; STRENGTH GAIN; STRENGTH INDEXES;

SPORTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPORT;

EID: 84866605832     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.28.4.366     Document Type: Article

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