Effects of an anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention program on performance in adolescent female soccer players

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 394-402

  Vescovi, J D ^a   VanHeest, J L ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL injury; Agility; Countermovement jump; Female soccer; Neuromuscular training; Performance enhancement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCCER;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCCER;

EID: 77954113806     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00963.x     Document Type: Article

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