Effect of knee position on quadriceps muscle force steadiness and activation strategies.

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Published in Muscle Nerve on April 01, 2011

Authors

Chandramouli Krishnan1, Eric J Allen, Glenn N Williams

Author Affiliations

1: Searle Laboratory, Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. ckrishnan@ric.org

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