Epidemiology of knee injuries among boys and girls in US high school athletics

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1116-1122

  Ingram, Jay G ^a   Fields, Sarah K ^b   Yard, Ellen E ^c   Comstock, R Dawn ^c,d,e  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Center for Injury Research and Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; High school; Injury; Knee; Sports; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC TRAINER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44049089156     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508314400     Document Type: Article

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