Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury and other knee ligament injuries: A national population-based study

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 622-627

  Gianotti, Simon M ^a,b   Marshall, Stephen W ^c,d,e,f   Hume, Patria A ^b   Bunt, Lorna ^a  

^a Accident Compensation Corporation   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c IL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Collateral ligament; Cost; Epidemiology; Laterals; Medial; Population; Tear of meniscus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REHABILITATION CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350569463     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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