A multivariate risk analysis of selected playing surfaces in the National Football League: 1980 to 1989: An epidemiologic study of knee injuries

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 686-694

  Powell, John W ^a   Schootman, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORTS MEDICINE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026475107     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659202000609     Document Type: Article

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