Soccer: A comparison of knee joint laxity among male and female collegiate soccer players and non‐athletes

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-212

  Medrano, Daniel ^a   Smith, Darla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury; Female athlete; Knee joint laxity; KT 1000 knee arthrometer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCCER; SPORTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 2142752709     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763140308522818     Document Type: Article

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