Effect of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and meniscectomy on length of career in National football League athletes: A Case control Study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2102-2107

  Brophy, Robert H ^a   Gill, Corey S ^a   Lyman, Stephen ^b   Barnes, Ronnie P ^c   Rodeo, Scott A ^b   Warren, Russell F ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK GIANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

American football; Anterior cruciate ligament; Knee; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CAREER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70649113000     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509349035     Document Type: Article

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