New developments in osteoarthritis. Prevention of injury-related knee osteoarthritis: Opportunities for the primary and secondary prevention of knee osteoarthritis

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Ratzlaff, Charles R ^a,b   Liang, Matthew H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MENISCECTOMY; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OSTEOTOMY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SPORT INJURY; RISK FACTOR;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952049487     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar3113     Document Type: Review

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