Epidemiology of isolated meniscal injury and its effect on performance in athletes from the National Basketball Association

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 589-594

  Yeh, Peter C ^a   Starkey, Chad ^b   Lombardo, Stephen ^a   Vitti, Gary ^c   Kharrazi, F Daniel ^a  

^a KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Los Angeles Lakers   (United States)

Author keywords

basketball; epidemiology; knee injury; meniscus tear; professional athletes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASKETBALL; BODY MASS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASKETBALL; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857982268     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511428601     Document Type: Article

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