Time to return to professional soccer matches after ACL reconstruction

Sport Sciences for Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 142-145

  Roi, G S ^a   Nanni, G ^a   Tencone, F ^a  

^a Education and Research Department Isokinetic   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL; Soccer; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845870707     PISSN: 18247490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11332-006-0025-8     Document Type: Article

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