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P J McNair1, R N Marshall, J A Matheson
1Department of Human Movement Studies, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Clinical Biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)
|August 7, 2013
Abstract:
We report a case of rectus femoris rupture of the quadriceps muscles. Isokinetic muscle testing was undertaken at joint angular velocities of 60, 120, 180, 240, and 300 deg s(-1) to establish the knee extensor muscle strength deficits associated with this condition. The mean strength deficit over these joint angular velocities was 16.6%.
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