Evaluation of isokinetic and isometric strength measures for monitoring muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1722-1731

  Knezevic, Olivera M ^a,b   Mirkov, Dragan M ^a   Kadija, Marko ^c   Milovanovic, Darko ^c   Jaric, Slobodan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Hamstrings to quadriceps ratio; Limb symmetry index; Peak torque; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902082130     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000307     Document Type: Article

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