Gender Comparison of Patellar Tendon Tibial Shaft Angle with Weight Bearing

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-185

  Nunley, Ryan M ^a   Wright, Donna ^a   Renner, Jordan B ^a   Yu, Bing ^a   Garrett Jr , William E ^a  

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

Author keywords

ACL; Anatomy; Biomechanics; Gender; Injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATELLAR TENDON TIBIAL SHAFT ANGLE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0242390295     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620390231193     Document Type: Article

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