Quadriceps neural alterations in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed patients: A 6-month longitudinal investigation

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 828-839

  Lepley, A S ^a   Gribble, P A ^a   Thomas, A C ^b   Tevald, M A ^c   Sohn, D H ^d   Pietrosimone, B G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee injury; Muscle inhibition; Neuromuscular function; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948713592     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12435     Document Type: Article

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