Differences in knee joint stabilization between children and adults and between the sexes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 678-683

  Tagesson, Sofi ^a   Witvrouw, Erik ^b,c   Kvist, Joanna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

children; dynamic stability; female; knee joint laxity; male

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874850360     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512473252     Document Type: Article

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