Quadriceps function following ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: Implications for optimisation of current practices

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1163-1174

  Gokeler, Alli ^a   Bisschop, Marsha ^a,b   Benjaminse, Anne ^a,c   Myer, Greg D ^d   Eppinga, Peter ^e,f   Otten, Egbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SAXION UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e FOOTBALL CLUB GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f FLYTTA Sports Physical Therapy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACL; External focus; Knee surgery; Quadriceps strength; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 84899462565     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-013-2577-x     Document Type: Article

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