Predisposition to ACL injuries in female athletes versus male athletes

Orthopedics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-28

  Hewett, Timothy E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXERCISE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LIGAMENTS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749142080     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20080101-18     Document Type: Note

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