Training for women's basketball: A biomechanical emphasis for preventing anterior cruciate ligament injury

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 20-29

  Pettitt, Robert W ^a   Bryson, Erin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention; Knee injuries; Women's basketball

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STABILITY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING; VALGUS KNEE;

EID: 0036801804     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00126548-200210000-00006     Document Type: Review

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