A cross-sectional analysis of sagittal knee laxity and isokinetic muscle strength in soccer players

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 594-598

  Ergün, Metin ^a   Islegen C ^a   Taskiran E ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hamstring quadriceps ratio; Isokinetic strength; Knee laxity; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DYNAMOMETRY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TORQUE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SOCCER; TORQUE;

EID: 8744295087     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821116     Document Type: Article

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