Quadriceps strength and corticospinal excitability as predictors of disability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Pietrosimone, Brian G ^a   Lepley, Adam S ^a   Ericksen, Hayley M ^a   Gribble, Phillip A ^a   Levine, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee; Maximal contraction; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875012722     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.22.1.1     Document Type: Article

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