Prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions in professional soccer players

Sport Sciences for Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 118-121

  Roi, G S ^a,b   Nanni, G ^a   Tavana, R ^a   Tencone, F ^a  

^a Isokinetic Educ and Res Department   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Competitions; Contact injuries; Epidemiology; Incidence; Team physician

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748876009     PISSN: 18247490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11332-006-0021-z     Document Type: Article

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