Kinetic analysis of landings in netball: Is a footwork rule change required to decrease ACL injuries?

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-95

  Otago, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASKETBALL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECELERATION; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STANDARD; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; DECELERATION; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUEENSLAND; RUNNING; SPORTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 3342920080     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(04)80047-1     Document Type: Article

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