Reliability of concentric, eccentric and isometric knee extension and flexion when using the REV9000 isokinetic dynamometer

Journal of Human Kinetics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-53

  De Carvalho Froufe Andrade, Alberto César Pereira ^a,b   Caserotti, Paolo ^d   De Carvalho, Carlos Manuel Pereira ^a,b   De Azevedo Abade, Eduardo André ^a,c   Da Eira Sampaio, AntÓnio Jaime ^a,c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER IN SPORTS SCIENCES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hamstring; Imbalance ratios; Isokinetics; Peak torque; Quadriceps; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892151667     PISSN: 16405544     EISSN: 18997562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2013-0024     Document Type: Article

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