Mechanisms of anterior cruciate ligament injury in basketball: Video analysis of 39 cases

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-367

  Krosshaug, Tron ^a,e   Nakamae, Atsuo ^a   Boden, Barry P ^b   Engebretsen, Lars ^a   Smith, Gerald ^a   Slauterbeck, James R ^c   Hewett, Timothy E ^d   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Athletic injuries; Biomechanics; Perception

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAPSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33847119942     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506293899     Document Type: Article

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