Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 142-146 , February 2010

Limited hip and knee flexion during landing is associated with increased frontal plane knee motion and moments

Received 24 March 2009 ,Accepted 12 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.10.005

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 142-146 , February 2010

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