The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 235-241 , June 2010

Increasing pre-activation of the quadriceps muscle protects the anterior cruciate ligament during the landing phase of a jump: An in vitro simulation

  • Javad Hashemi

      Affiliations

    • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
    • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, MS1021, Lubbock, TX 79409, United States. Tel.: +1 806 7423563; fax: +1 806 742 3540.
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  • Ryan Breighner

      Affiliations

    • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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  • Taek-Hyun Jang

      Affiliations

    • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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  • Naveen Chandrashekar

      Affiliations

    • University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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  • Stephen Ekwaro-Osire

      Affiliations

    • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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  • James R. Slauterbeck

      Affiliations

    • University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States

Received 10 April 2009 ,Revised 1 September 2009 ,Accepted 26 September 2009.

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PII: S0968-0160(09)00177-X

doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.09.010

The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 235-241 , June 2010

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