Neuromuscular dysfunction that may predict ACL injury risk: A case report

Knee

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 789-792

  Saunders, Natalie ^a,b   McLean, Scott G ^c   Fox, Aaron S ^a   Otago, Leonie ^b,d  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Electromyography; Female; Landing; Neuromuscular control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; KNEE INJURIES; LEG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84901508776     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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