The effects of the menstrual cycle on anterior knee laxity: A systematic review

Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 847-862

  Zazulak, Bohdanna T ^a,b   Paterno, Mark ^c   Myer, Gregory D ^c   Romani, William A ^d   Hewett, Timothy E ^c,e  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SPORTS;

EID: 33749334176     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 01121642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200636100-00004     Document Type: Review

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