Reducing the risk of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 49-61

  Barber Westin, Sue D ^a   Noyes, Frank R ^a   Smith, Stephanie Tutalo ^a   Campbell, Thomas M ^a  

^a Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Research and Education Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Female; Neuromuscular; Noncontact

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149109449     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2009.10.1729     Document Type: Review

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