The relationship between posterior tibial slope and anterior cruciate ligament injuries

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-67

  Todd, Michael S ^a   Lalliss, Steve ^b   Garcia, E'Stephan ^a   DeBerardino, Thomas M ^c   Cameron, Kenneth L ^c  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Noncontact; Risk factors; Tibial slope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; TIBIA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; NEW YORK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76849089882     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509343198     Document Type: Article

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