Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 9 , Pages 1147-1153 , September 2007

Assessing Hip Abduction and Adduction Strength: Can Greater Segmental Fixation Enhance the Reproducibility?

Presented in part to the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine, October 2006, Oxford, U.K.

  • Dhruvkumar Laheru, BSc
    • ,
  • Jack C. Kerr, MSc
    • ,
  • Alison H. McGregor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Alison H. McGregor, PhD, Reader in Biodynamics, Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Div of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, W6 8RF, UK

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.017

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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