Kinematics during lower extremity functional screening tests in young athletes - Are they reliable and valid?

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 87-93

  Whatman, Chris ^a   Hume, Patria ^a   Hing, Wayne ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Functional tests; Kinematics; Lower extremity; Reliability; Young athletes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; DROP JUMP TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; LOWER EXTREMITY DYNAMIC ALIGNMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE LEG SMALL KNEE BEND TEST; SMALL KNEE BEND TEST;

ANKLE JOINT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 84877670158     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: 18731600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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