The impact of anterior cruciate ligament deficiency and reconstruction on bilateral thigh muscle activity during stair descent

• Main Authors: A. St Clair Gibson (Author), M. I. Lambert (Author), C. L. Vaughan (Author), M. Lowery (Author), M. J. O'Malley (Author), T. D. Noakes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2001-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To assess electromyographic (EMG) gait pattern changes during stair descent in subjects with chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency, and in subjects after ACL reconstruction. Methods: Thirteen ACL deficient subjects (ACLdef), 8 ACL reconstructed subjects (ACLrec), and 10 controls (...