Winner of the 2009 systematic review competition: Generalized joint hypermobility and risk of lower limb joint injury during sport: A systematic review with meta-analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1487-1497

  Pacey, Verity ^a,b   Nicholson, Leslie L ^a   Adams, Roger D ^a   Munn, Joanne ^a   Munns, Craig F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

ankle; hypermobility; joint; knee; meta analysis; sports injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; LEG; MALE; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954342949     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510364838     Document Type: Article

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