Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in young females playing soccer at senior levels

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 65-68

  Soderman K ^a   Pietila T ^a   Alfredson, H ^a,b   Werner, S ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Soccer; Young females

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; RUPTURE; SPORT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; RUPTURE; SOCCER; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036527034     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2002.120201.x     Document Type: Article

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