Longitudinal assessment of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors during maturation in a female athlete: A case report

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-109

  Myer, Gregory D ^a,b   Ford, Kevin R ^a,c   Divine, Jon G ^a   Wall, Eric J ^a,d   Kahanov, Leamor ^e   Hewett, Timothy E ^a,d  

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

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament injury mechanisms; Female athlete triad; High risk athletes; Knee injuries; Lower extremity injuries; Neuromuscular adaptations; Neuromuscular spurt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61349109482     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-44.1.101     Document Type: Article

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