Systematic review: Annual incidence of ACL injury and surgery in various populations

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 157-179

  Moses, Bassam ^a   Orchard, John ^b   Orchard, Jessica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; epidemiology; incidence

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; REVIEW; SOLDIER; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL;

EID: 84863503295     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2012.680633     Document Type: Review

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