Prevalence of jumper's knee among elite athletes from different sports: A cross-sectional study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 561-567

  Lian, Øystein B ^a,b   Engebretsen, Lars ^a,c   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Kristiansund Hospital   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Knee injuries; Patellar tendinopathy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYCLING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; JUMPING; KNEE INJURY; MALE; NORWAY; PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAINING; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING; WRESTLING;

EID: 15744397206     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504270454     Document Type: Article

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