The epidemiology of anterior cruciate ligament injury in football (soccer): A review of the literature from a gender-related perspective

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Waldén, Markus ^a,b   Hägglund, Martin ^a   Werner, Jonas ^a   Ekstrand, Jan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Hassleholm Kristianstad Hospitals   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ACL; Epidemiology; Female; Injury; Risk; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650773758     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1172-7     Document Type: Review

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