ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2014
Neuromuscular interactions around the knee in children, adults and elderly.
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- Hamstrings-to-quadriceps ratio in female and male children and adolescents across the velocity spectrum.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Redefining the Paradigm: Advancing Evidence-Based Return-to-Sport Criteria Following Isolated Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- REPEATIBILITY AND RELIABILITY OF KNEE JOINT ROTATIONAL LAXITY MEASUREMENTS WITH DOUBLE GONIOMETRY.Acta clinica Croatica · 2025Article
- Can neuromuscular differences manifest by early adolescence in males between predominantly endurance and strength sports?European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Rotator Cuff Muscle Imbalance in Patients with Chronic Anterior Shoulder Instability.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sex Differences and Physical Activity Status on the Hamstring: Quadriceps Ratio, Activities of Daily Living, and Functional Movement in Older Adults.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Predictive Validity of a Functional Movement Screen in Professional Basketball Players.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- Muscle Thickness During Core Stability Exercises in Children and Adults.Journal of human kinetics · 2020Article
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- Arthrogenic muscle inhibition after ACL reconstruction: a scoping review of the efficacy of interventions.British journal of sports medicine · 2019Article
- Antagonist muscle architecture and aponeurosis/tendon strain of biceps femoris long head during maximal isometric efforts.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Although injury and neuromuscular activation patterns may be common for all individuals, there are certain factors which differentiate neuromuscular activity responses between children, adults and elderly. The purpose of this study is to review recent evidence on age differences in neural activation and muscle balances around the knee when performing single joint movements. Particularly, current evidence indicates that there are some interesting similarities in the neuromuscular mechanisms by which children or the elderly differ compared with adults. Both children and elderly display a lower absolute muscle strength capacity than adults which cannot fully be explained by differences in muscle mass. Quadriceps activation failure is a common symptom of all knee injuries, irrespective of age but it is likely that its effect is more evident in children or adults. While one might expect that antagonist co-activation would differ between age categories, it appears that this is not the case. Although hamstring: quadriceps ratio levels are altered after knee injury, it is not clear whether this is an age specific response. Finally, evidence suggests that both children and the elderly display less stiffness of the quadriceps muscle-tendon unit than adults which affects their knee joint function.
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