Incidence and risk factors for injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament in National Collegiate Athletic Association Football: Data from the 2004-2005 Through 2008-2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 990-995

  Dragoo, Jason L ^a   Braun, Hillary J ^a   Durham, Jennah L ^a   Chen, Michael R ^a   Harris, Alex H S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; anterior cruciate ligament; artificial turf; football; injury; NCAA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOOTBALL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860447204     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512442336     Document Type: Article

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