Incidence of major tendon ruptures and anterior cruciate ligament tears in US Army soldiers

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1308-1314

  White, Daniel W ^a,f   Wenke, Joseph C ^b   Mosely, Dan S ^c   Mountcastle, Sally B ^d   Basamania, Carl J ^e  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c DEWITT ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Mechanism of injury; Patellar tendon rupture; Pectoralis major tendon rupture; Quadriceps tendon rupture; Race

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLA FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON SURGERY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NORTH CAROLINA; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 34447499042     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507301256     Document Type: Article

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