Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injury in the female athlete

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Silvers, Holly Jacinda ^a   Mandelbaum, Bert R ^a  

^a Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE SPRAIN; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; REVIEW; SHOE; TRAINING; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MENSTRUATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; WEATHER;

EID: 34547700959     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.037200     Document Type: Review

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