The effect of the menstrual cycle on anterior cruciate ligament injuries in women as determined by hormone levels

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 182-188

  Wojtys, Edward M ^a   Huston, Laura J ^a   Boynton, Melbourne D ^b   Spindler, Kurt P ^c   Lindenfeld, Thomas N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ESTROGEN; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEX RATIO; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036127103     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465020300020601     Document Type: Article

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