Lower-limb dominance as a possible etiologic factor in noncontact anterior cruciate ligament tears

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 270-273

  Negrete, Rodney J ^a   Schick, Elizabeth A ^b   Cooper, Joshua P ^c  

^a FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee ligament; Limb dominance; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947694625     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-200702000-00048     Document Type: Article

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