Gender differences in anterior cruciate ligament injury rates in Wisconsin intercollegiate basketball

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-247

  Oliphant, Jeff G ^a   Drawbert, John P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b Chippewa Valley Orthopedics S   (United States)

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