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Closed Chain Exercises

Closed Chain Exercises is a type of resistance training exercise in which the distal aspect of the limb is fixed in space and in contact with a surface, thereby requiring multiple joints and muscle groups to work synergistically against external resistance.

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Closed Kinetic Chain ExerciseClosed Kinetic Chain Exercises

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Biomechanics of the knee during closed kinetic chain and open kinetic chain exercises

Rafael F. Escamilla, Glenn S. Fleisig, Steven W. Barrentine et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 1998 · 598 citations

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A Comparison of Tibiofemoral Joint Forces and Electromyographic Activit During Open and Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises

Kevin E. Wilk, Rafael F. Escamilla, Glenn S. Fleisig et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 1996 · 369 citations

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Comparison of tibiofemoral joint forces during open-kinetic-chain and closed-kinetic-chain exercises.

Gregory E. Lutz, Randal A. Palmitier, Kai‐Nan An et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1993 · 354 citations

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Closed kinetic chain alone compared to combined open and closed kinetic chain exercises for quadriceps strengthening after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with respect to return to sports: a prospective matched follow‐up study

Christina Mikkelsen, S. Werner, E. Eriksson · Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy · 2000 · 279 citations

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Open Versus Closed Chain Kinetic Exercises After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

E. Bruce Bynum, Robert L. Barrack, A H Alexander · The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 1995 · 261 citations

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Authors

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  1. JR
    James R. Andrews

    American Sports Medicine Institute, United States

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. KE
    Kevin E. Wilk

    American Sports Medicine Institute, United States

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. GS
    Glenn S. Fleisig

    American Sports Medicine Institute, United States

    4 publications · 1K citations

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  4. EW
    Erik Witvrouw

    Ghent University, Belgium

    4 publications · 491 citations

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  5. RF
    Rafael F. Escamilla

    California State University, Sacramento, United States

    3 publications · 1K citations

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Institutions

143

  1. Daegu University

    Daegu, South Korea

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    566 citations

  2. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. American Sports Medicine Institute

    Birmingham, United States

    3 h-index

    17 publications

    5.5K citations

  5. Ghent University Hospital

    Ghent, Belgium

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. Karolinska University Hospital

    Stockholm, Sweden

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. University of New Hampshire

    Durham, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    75 citations

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  1. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

    JSR · 11 publications · 378 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 11 publications · 713 citations

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  3. The American Journal of Sports Medicine

    9 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. Journal of Physical Therapy Science

    8 publications · 196 citations

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  5. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

    JSCR · 6 publications · 508 citations

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