Changing sagittal plane body position during single-leg landings influences the risk of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 888-897

  Shimokochi, Yohei ^a   Ambegaonkar, Jatin P ^b   Meyer, Eric G ^c   Lee, Sae Yong ^d   Shultz, Sandra J ^e  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Electromyography; Injury prevention; Lower extremity; Sagittal plane biomechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875380082     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2011-9     Document Type: Article

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