Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 42, Issue 14 , Pages 2313-2317 , 16 October 2009

Influence of knee alignment on quadriceps cross-sectional area

  • Akitoshi Sogabe

      Affiliations

    • Education and Research Center for Sport and Health Science, Konan University, Kobe, Japan
    • Human Performance Laboratory, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Education and Research Center for Sport and Health Science, University of Konan, 9-4 Naka Koyo-cho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0032, Japan. Tel./fax: +81788571961.
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  • Naoki Mukai

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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  • Shunpei Miyakawa

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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  • Noboru Mesaki

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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  • Kazuaki Maeda

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Intelligence and Informatics, Konan University, Kobe, Japan
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  • Tadashi Yamamoto

      Affiliations

    • Hyogo University of Teacher Education, Kato, Japan
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  • Philip M. Gallagher

      Affiliations

    • Human Performance Laboratory, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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  • Matt Schrager

      Affiliations

    • Human Performance Laboratory, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
    • ,
  • Andrew C. Fry

      Affiliations

    • Human Performance Laboratory, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA

,Accepted 17 June 2009.

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PII: S0021-9290(09)00368-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.06.022

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 42, Issue 14 , Pages 2313-2317 , 16 October 2009

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