The Potential Role of Prophylactic/Functional Knee Bracing in Preventing Knee Ligament Injury

Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 937-960

  Rishiraj, Neetu ^a,b,c   Taunton, Jack E ^d,e   Lloyd Smith, Robert ^e   Woollard, Robert ^c   Regan, William ^e   Clement, D B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b ACTIN Health and Rehabilitation Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Chief Medical Officer   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 70350047040     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11317790-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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