The use of knee braces, part 1: Prophylactic knee braces in contact sports

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 602-611

  Najibi, Soheil ^a   Albright, John P ^b,c  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; College football; Epidemiology; Functional performance; Medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprains; Preventive knee braces

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXPOSURE; FATIGUE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEG CRAMP; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TORQUE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 15744392098     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505275128     Document Type: Review

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