Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries among elite ballet and modern dancers: A 5-year prospective study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1779-1788

  Liederbach, Marijeanne ^a,c   Dilgen, Faye E ^a   Rose, Donald J ^a,b  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Ballet; Dance; Fatigue; Gender; Incidence; Jump

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUMPING; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 50049110039     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508323644     Document Type: Article

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