Effect of functional bracing on knee injury in skiers with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1581-1585

  Sterett, William I ^a   Briggs, Karen K ^a   Farley, Timothy ^b   Steadman, J Richard ^a  

^a STEADMAN HAWKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Sports Medicine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction; Functional bracing; Injury; Knee

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRACES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SKIING;

EID: 33748663329     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506289883     Document Type: Article

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