What strains the anterior cruciate ligament during a pivot landing?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 574-583

  Oh, Youkeun K ^a   Lipps, David B ^a   Ashton Miller, James A ^a   Wojtys, Edward M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); coupling; injury; knee; torque; valgus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; TIBIA; TORQUE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; TORQUE;

EID: 84857954948     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511432544     Document Type: Article

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