Mechanical properties of the patellar tendon in elite volleyball players with and without patellar tendinopathy

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 862-868

  Helland, Christian ^a   Bojsen Møller, Jens ^a   Raastad, Truls ^a   Seynnes, Olivier R ^a   Moltubakk, Marie M ^a   Jakobsen, Vidar ^a   Visnes, Håvard ^a,b   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORTING INJURIES; TENDINITIS; TENDON; ULTRASOUND; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; KNEE; SPORTING INJURIES; TENDONS; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881559165     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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