Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete: Potential risk factors

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 372, Issue , 2000, Pages 50-63

  Huston, Laura J ^a   Greenfield, Mary Lou V H ^a   Wojtys, Edward M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COLLAGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HORMONE; MYOSIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; RELAXIN;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT MOBILITY; JUMPING; KNEE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034100695     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200003000-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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