Interaction of potential intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors in ACL injured recreational female skiers

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 618-622

  Ruedl, G ^a   Ploner, P ^b   Linortner, I ^b   Schranz, A ^b   Fink, C ^c   Patterson, C ^a   Nachbauer, W ^a   Burtscher, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Imst ^*  (Austria)

^c Sportsclinic Austria   (Austria)

Author keywords

alpine skiing; anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); multifactorial injury causation; risk factor

Indexed keywords

SNOW;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKIING; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEATHER;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIING; SNOW; WEATHER;

EID: 79961210144     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1275355     Document Type: Article

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