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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 66, Issue 5 734-740, Copyright © 1984 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

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Isokinetic muscle imbalance and knee-joint injuries. A prospective blind study

TG Grace, ER Sweetser, MA Nelson, LR Ydens and BJ Skipper

One hundred and seventy-two randomly selected high-school football players underwent pre-season isokinetic muscle-testing to determine if there was any relationship between an imbalance in thigh-muscle function and the occurrence of knee injuries. Strength, power, power-endurance, and time to maximum tension were measured for the quadriceps and hamstring muscle groups for both lower extremities of each athlete. The resulting values were utilized to see if a difference of 10 per cent or more between the right and left extremities or between the mean and actual hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio of the individual extremity would result in more knee injuries. No such relationship was found.
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