Prevention of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 1: Mechanisms of injury and underlying risk factors

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 705-729

  Alentorn Geli, Eduard ^a   Myer, Gregory D ^b,c   Silvers, Holly J ^d   Samitier, Gonzalo ^a   Romero, Daniel ^e   Lázaro Haro, Cristina ^a   Cugat, Ramón ^a  

^a HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

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

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

^d Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group   (United States)

^e Physical Therapy School   (Spain)

Author keywords

Non contact ACL injury; Prevention; Soccer

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SHOE; SPORT; WEATHER;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; RISK FACTORS; SHOES; SOCCER; WEATHER;

EID: 67650998833     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0813-1     Document Type: Article

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