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Greater tibial bone strength in male tennis players than controls in the absence of greater muscle output

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The greatest forces experienced by bones result from muscular contractions—muscles produce most force in high-velocity eccentric contractions. Bouncing movements, e.g., sprinting or hopping—where such contractions occur—are highly beneficial for lower limb bones. However, there...

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Autores principales: Ireland, Alex, Degens, Hans, Ganse, Bergita, Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas Mark, Wilks, Desiree Christin, Rittweger, Jörn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chinese Speaking Orthopaedic Society 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5982387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30035051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jot.2015.04.001