Risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury: A review of the literature - part 1: Neuromuscular and anatomic risk

Sports Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-78

  Smith, Helen C ^a   Vacek, Pamela ^a   Johnson, Robert J ^a   Slauterbeck, James R ^a   Hashemi, Javad ^b   Shultz, Sandra ^c   Beynnon, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Florida Atlantic Univ   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior Cruciate Ligament; knee injury; risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855175562     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738111428281     Document Type: Article

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