Relationship between Selected Physical Characteristics and Functional Capacity in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Insufficient Athlete
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Relationship between Selected Physical Characteristics and Functional Capacity in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Insufficient Athlete.
Traditionally, clinicians have utilized various physical characteristics as criteria to assess the functional status of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-insufficient athletes without validating the efficacy of such assessments. The primary purposes of this study were to determine the relationship between traditionally used physical characteristics and functional capacity of individuals with an ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0190-6011,1938-1344
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1992.16.4.174