Mechanisms of anterior cruciate ligament injury in world cup alpine skiing: A systematic video analysis of 20 cases

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1421-1429

  Bere, Tone ^a   Flørenes, Tonje Wåle ^a   Krosshaug, Tron ^a   Koga, Hideyuki ^a,b   Nordsletten, Lars ^a,c,d   Irving, Christopher ^e   Muller, Erich ^f   Reid, Robert Cortas ^a   Senner, Veit ^g   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e Calgary Centre   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

alpine skiing; anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury; injury mechanism; professional ski racer; video analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; ROTATION; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ROTATION; SKIING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 79960137326     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511405147     Document Type: Article

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