Knee and Hip Joint Kinematics Predict Quadriceps and Hamstrings Neuromuscular Activation Patterns in Drop Jump Landings

Bart Malfait; Bart Dingenen; Annemie Smeets; Filip Staes; Todd Pataky; Mark A. Robinson; Jos Vanrenterghem; Sabine Verschueren

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153737

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Knee and Hip Joint Kinematics Predict Quadriceps and Hamstrings Neuromuscular Activation Patterns in Drop Jump Landings

Bart Malfait,

Affiliation Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Bart Dingenen,

Affiliation Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Annemie Smeets,

Affiliation Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Filip Staes,

Affiliation Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Todd Pataky,

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, Shinshu University, Ueda, Japan
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Mark A. Robinson,

Affiliation Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Jos Vanrenterghem,

Affiliation Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Sabine Verschueren

* E-mail: sabine.verschueren@faber.kuleuven.be

Affiliation Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Knee and Hip Joint Kinematics Predict Quadriceps and Hamstrings Neuromuscular Activation Patterns in Drop Jump Landings

Bart Malfait,
Bart Dingenen,
Annemie Smeets,
Filip Staes,
Todd Pataky,
Mark A. Robinson,
Jos Vanrenterghem,
Sabine Verschueren

Published: April 21, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153737

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