The mechanistic connection between the trunk, hip, knee, and anterior cruciate ligament injury

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 161-166

  Hewett, Timothy E ^a,b,c,d   Myer, Gregory D ^a,b,c,e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRUNK;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TORSO;

EID: 80053368202     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JES.0b013e3182297439     Document Type: Review

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