The anterior cruciate ligament enigma: Injury mechanisms and prevention

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 372, Issue , 2000, Pages 64-68

  Kirkendall, Donald T ^a   Garrett Jr , William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0034064681     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200003000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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