Correlation between EMG-based co-activation measures and medial and lateral compartment loads of the knee during gait

Background: Inappropriate tibiofemoral joint contact loading during gait is thought to contribute to the development of osteoarthritis. Increased co-activation of agonist/antagonist pair of muscles during gait has commonly been observed in pathological populations and it is thought that this results...

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Main Authors: Winby, C., Gerus, P., Kirk, Brett, Lloyd, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39448