Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 56-59 , May 2010

Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population

Received 2 September 2009 ,Revised 10 November 2009 ,Accepted 30 November 2009.

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PII: S1466-853X(09)00115-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.11.004

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 56-59 , May 2010