Open AccessGait and Neuromuscular Asymmetries after Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Author(s) -
Emily S. Gardinier,
Kurt Manal,
Thomas S. Buchanan,
Lynn SnyderMackler
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31824d2783
Subject(s) - medicine , hamstring , anterior cruciate ligament , physical medicine and rehabilitation , acl injury , electromyography , physical therapy , anatomy
The decreased internal knee extensor moment is a significant gait asymmetry among patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency, yet the muscular strategy driving this altered moment for the injured limb is unclear.