The familial predisposition toward tearing the anterior cruciate ligament: A case control study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-28

  Flynn, R Kevin ^a   Pedersen, Cheryl L ^a   Birmingham, Trevor B ^a   Kirkley, Alexandra ^c   Jackowski, Dianne ^b   Fowler, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Case control; Familial predisposition; Questionnaire; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 11144287432     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504265678     Document Type: Article

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