An association of lateral knee sagittal anatomic factors with non-contact ACL injury: Sex or geometry?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-226

  Wahl, Christopher J ^a   Westermann, Robert W ^a   Blaisdell, Gregory Y ^a   Cizik, Amy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIA;

EID: 84856575691     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00099     Document Type: Article

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