Tibiofemoral alignment: Contributing factors to noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2381-2389

  Boden, Barry P ^a   Breit, Ilan ^a   Sheehan, Frances T ^b  

^a Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; STANDING; TIBIA;

EID: 70349913966     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01721     Document Type: Article

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