Suggestions from the field for return-to-sport rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Alpine skiing

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 313-325

  Kokmeyer, Dirk ^a,b   Wahoff, Michael ^a   Mymern, Matt ^a  

^a Howard Head Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b Rocky Mountain University   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Skiing injury; Winter sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860546980     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2012.4024     Document Type: Review

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