Combination of eccentric exercise and neuromuscular electrical stimulation to improve quadriceps function post-ACL reconstruction

Knee

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 270-277

  Lepley, Lindsey K ^a,b   Wojtys, Edward M ^b   Palmieri Smith, Riann M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Eccentric; Electrostimulation; Rehabilitation; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCECTOMY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOLLOW UP; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931009343     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2014.11.013     Document Type: Article

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