Variations in jump height explain the between-sex difference in patellar tendon loading during landing

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 265-272

  Janssen, I ^a,b   Brown, N A T ^b   Munro, B J ^a   Steele, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Knee; Patellar tendinopathy; Volleyball

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VOLLEYBALL; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VOLLEYBALL; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925346077     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12172     Document Type: Article

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