The anterior cruciate ligament injury controversy: Is "valgus collapse" a sex-specific mechanism?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 328-335

  Quatman, C E ^a,b   Hewett, T E ^a,c,d  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; REVIEW; TORQUE; VALGUS KNEE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURE; SEX FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 66349132580     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.059139     Document Type: Review

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