Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Review of the Literature-Part 2: Hormonal, Genetic, Cognitive Function, Previous Injury, and Extrinsic Risk Factors

Sports Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-161

  Smith, Helen C ^a   Vacek, Pamela ^a   Johnson, Robert J ^a   Slauterbeck, James R ^a   Hashemi, Javad ^b   Shultz, Sandra ^c   Beynnon, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Florida Atlantic Univ   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); knee injury; risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863278753     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738111428282     Document Type: Review

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