Open AccessElectromechanical Delay after ACL Reconstruction: An Innovative Method for Investigating Central and Peripheral Contributions
Author(s) -
Fuminari Kaneko,
Kiyoshi Onari,
Kotaro Kawaguchi,
Kazuhiro Tsukisaka,
Serge H. Roy
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy/journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1938-1344
pISSN - 0190-6011
DOI - 10.2519/jospt.2002.32.4.158
Subject(s) - medicine , isometric exercise , anterior cruciate ligament , contraction (grammar) , proprioception , stimulation , peripheral , physical medicine and rehabilitation , electromyography , surgery
The purpose of this study was to investigate the electromechanical properties of atrophied muscle in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and to examine the relationship of changes in these properties for a voluntarily elicited maximal isometric contraction and peripherally stimulated twitch contraction.